Citing Failed War on Drugs, Former Seattle Police Chief Calls for Legalization of Marijuana and All Drugs

Norm Stamper is a thirty-four-year police officer who retired as Seattle’s chief of police in 2000. He now supports the legalization of marijuana and an advisory board member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and a speaker for the 10,000-member Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Full Story »

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Justin Michels
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by Justin Michels - Apr. 5, 2009

Good questions and answers, notably concerning the racism which these laws encourage. As this piece demonstrates, Norm Stamper and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition bring much needed credibility and sensibility to this debate.

Once all drugs have been legalized, out of work prison guards and newly freed drug offenders can go to work in the American hemp industry, which also offers a solution to the many problems caused by E85 and coal-based fuels...

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