Another reason why marijuana should be legalized
“‘We’re not winning the battle,’ Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard told lawmakers. ‘The violence that we see in Mexico is fueled 65 to 70 percent by the trade in one drug: marijuana.’” (CNN)
The Arizona Attorney General has made it clear: marijuana legalization would cut violence in Mexico by 65 to 70 percent - violence that is creeping north into the US. At what point will our elected officials see that the biggest threat marijuana poses is the violence that accompanies prohibition?
