Portland Tribune, 13 Sep 2012 – In Dan Staton, Patrick Garrett and Eric Nisley’s op-ed, "Marijuana legalization is a lot of smoke" (Aug. 23), the authors suggest that law enforcement is unified in their opposition to Measure 80 on Oregon’s ballot, but that’s just not true. I am a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, an organization of current and former cops, judges, prosecutors and others advocating for marijuana legalization precisely because of what we saw on the front lines of the war on marijuana.
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US NM: A Lost Cause? The War On Drugs Turns 40
The New Mexican, 18 Jun 2011 – Some anniversaries provide an occasion for celebration or reflection, others a time for action. Friday marked 40 years since President Richard Nixon, citing drug abuse as "public enemy No. 1," officially declared a "war on drugs." A trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on drugs remains a miserable failure.
