Political Quotes

“Today, Oregon begins a campaign that may turn the corner, once and for all, on our illogical, ill-advised approach to marijuana. We have reached a critical point, where, over the last 40 years, a misguided policy of prohibition has patently failed. It simply doesn't work. It criminalizes behavior that most Americans feel should be legal. It costs taxpayers billions of dollars a year in the futile enforcement of prohibition. It feeds billions more into the coffers of drug cartels, which destabilize Mexico while they terrorize Central American countries, sending tens of thousands of children fleeing to our borders. Imagine a situation so desperate that a parent would send a child on a treacherous journey, thousands of miles away. The current policy undermines the credibility of government drug prevention programs. How do we expect people to respect an authority that pretends marijuana is more dangerous than methamphetamine or cocaine, that cannot answer the simple question: Has anybody ever died of a marijuana overdose? Why respect an agency that wastes time and money that should be spent on drugs that are much more deadly and addictive? The winds of change are blowing through the Capitol. We have seen, in the recent weeks, we have had five consecutive victorious votes on the House floor to have a more rational policy. But the real leadership is at the State level.…”