Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in two U.S. states limits that country’s “moral authority” to ask other nations to combat or restrict illegal drug trafficking.
Calderon says the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado represents a fundamental change that requires the rethinking of public policy in the entire Western Hemisphere.

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Former Cop to Rachel Maddow: Legalizing Pot is a "Win-Win"

It's not just hippies who want to legalize pot.  Last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, former Baltimore cop and 32-year law enforcement veteran Neill Franklin spoke to Maddow about drug policy, but rather than defend the drug war, he  said it is time for President Barack Obama to lead in drug policy reform. 

“It’s a win-win because it has been drug prohibition like with marijuana that has driven a wedge in between police and community," said Franklin, "Number one, police can get back to the business that they want to do and that is to protect people from violent people — rape, robbery, murder, crimes against our children, domestic violence. We can get back to the business of that.”

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