The Press, 20 Oct 2011 – A movement to legalize narcotics found local supporters during an Oct. 13 presentation at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. Some 30 islanders turned out to hear Jack Cole, a retired Garden State detective, deplore the failures of the U.S. war on drugs and his own role in a policy he eventually realized was disastrous. As an undercover detective, Cole devoted 14 years to throwing drug dealers and users in jail, he said, but now thinks the effort did more harm than good. With four other retired police officers, he has started a grass roots movement to change the U.S. drug policy. The nonprofit organization, dubbed Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, boasts 50,000 members, Cole said.
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