A LEAP spokesman said “Nothing which is illegal can be controlled.” to the Billings Gazette. A very true statement.

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Al Capone profited heavily in the alcohol prohibition. By making something illegal, you’ll already have someone wanting to profit off of it. If you were to make Pepsi illegal, someone would be selling them, and tripling, or quadrupling the price. Thus creating a black market, thus leading to violence. Could you imagine being a victim of a drive-by shooting over some Pepsi? When the US government doesn’t know how to deal with a problem, they make a law, thus filling up our prison system with non-violent offenders. Which cost the American Taxpayers about $22,000 a year per inmate.

Full article is here: http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/article_8b22bcd8-83b3-11de-97bb-001cc4c002e0.html

So President Obama is heading to Mexico, how much do you want to bet, Mexico will in some way ask for drug policy reform to help battle the ever growing drug cartels war on each other, and the military. I don’t think that Obama is ready to make that call. I’m sure he’s awaiting more reporting from the new Drug Czar. The current drug policy of search and destroy isn’t working.

At one point Sen. Mccain asks the ex-police officer if he would legalize Meth, he responded with something to the effect of “I think we should give people help for drugs, not pay to lock them up. ” We spend over $20,000 a year on one prisoner.

YouTube – Cop Tells McCain To Legalize Drugs.

Well there would be a raise in packaged twinkies for sure. This is where we all need to be in America. Check it out.

Pot bill passes, U.S. laws change, then what?