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Even anti-drug program DARE has come out in support of weed legalisation | Even anti-drug program DARE has come out in support of weed legalisation |
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The list of people who think it's sensible to outlaw a drug 114 times less deadly than alcohol is getting shorter and shorter, with even DARE publishing an op-ed calling for marijuana to be legalised. | The list of people who think it's sensible to outlaw a drug 114 times less deadly than alcohol is getting shorter and shorter, with even DARE publishing an op-ed calling for marijuana to be legalised. |
The staunchly anti-drug organisation, which tried to instil fear of psychoactive substances in the minds of teenagers in the 1990s, was forced to admit that regulating cannabis will "actually make everyone safer". | The staunchly anti-drug organisation, which tried to instil fear of psychoactive substances in the minds of teenagers in the 1990s, was forced to admit that regulating cannabis will "actually make everyone safer". |
"People like me, and other advocates of marijuana legalisation, are not totally blind to the harms that drugs pose to children," former deputy sheriff Carlis McDerment wrote in a response to a letter in the Columbus Dispatch. | "People like me, and other advocates of marijuana legalisation, are not totally blind to the harms that drugs pose to children," former deputy sheriff Carlis McDerment wrote in a response to a letter in the Columbus Dispatch. |
"We just happen to know that legalizing and regulating marijuana will actually make everyone safer." | "We just happen to know that legalizing and regulating marijuana will actually make everyone safer." |
He also likened banning marijuana to banning stairs, and said that he believes proper regulation would make for safer use of the drug. | He also likened banning marijuana to banning stairs, and said that he believes proper regulation would make for safer use of the drug. |
"Anyone who suggests we outlaw everything dangerous to children would also have to ban stairs, Tylenol, bleach, forks and outlet sockets and definitely alcohol," he continued. | "Anyone who suggests we outlaw everything dangerous to children would also have to ban stairs, Tylenol, bleach, forks and outlet sockets and definitely alcohol," he continued. |
"Those things harm children every day, but anyone championing that we ban them would be laughed at. | "Those things harm children every day, but anyone championing that we ban them would be laughed at. |
"I support legalisation precisely because I want to reduce youths’ drug use. Drug dealers don’t care about a customer’s age. | "I support legalisation precisely because I want to reduce youths’ drug use. Drug dealers don’t care about a customer’s age. |
"The answer isn’t prohibition and incarceration; the answer is regulation and education." | "The answer isn’t prohibition and incarceration; the answer is regulation and education." |
It's a bold move for the organisation, and comes after President Obama said we need to "follow the science not the ideology" on weed legislation. | It's a bold move for the organisation, and comes after President Obama said we need to "follow the science not the ideology" on weed legislation. |
In the UK, the issue might finally reach Parliament this year, after a petition in support of legalisation attracted nearly 200,000 signatures. | In the UK, the issue might finally reach Parliament this year, after a petition in support of legalisation attracted nearly 200,000 signatures. |