Dem Rep. Jared Polis calls on Congress to end marijuana prohibition

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON – Speaking alongside industry advocates, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) called Wednesday for Congress to end the prohibition on marijuana, stressing the need to reduce drug violence while hailing the medical cannabis market's capacity for growing the economy.

"Ending the failed policy of prohibition with regard to marijuana will strike a major blow against the criminal cartels that are terrorizing Americans and Mexicans on both sides of the border," Polis said at the National Press Club, in response to a question from Raw Story.

"It's been estimated that the drug cartels drive about half of their revenue from marijuana, so I think it would reduce the violence by half, and reduce the money that fuels the criminal enterprises by half."

Read More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/30/dem-rep-jared-polis-calls-on-congress-to-end-marijuana-prohibition/

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Bravo

:applause:

[Newest Reality]

2. Exactly! - NT

[Romulox]

3. But would Obama veto such a bill, even if it came to his desk?

:shrug:

[tridim]

4. Rational, reasoned solutions are usually ignored.

Let's hope this is different.

Who is going to get this ball rolling? Polis can't do it all himself.

[theaocp]

5. Are you kidding me?

"It's been estimated that the drug cartels drive about half of their revenue from marijuana, so I think it would reduce the violence by half, and reduce the money that fuels the criminal enterprises by half."

With even a minor knowledge of how Prohibition worked for alcohol, why are we having this discussion? :wtf: