IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY BY LEGALIZING MARIJUANA « In The News

IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY BY LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

Posted September 30th, 2009 by hiwayhowie

As a retired police detective, I can only add one item to David Rollins’ excellent analysis of marijuana prohibition; namely public safety would be much improved and enhanced, if we legalize, regulate and tax marijuana.Every hour street cops search cars for a baggie of pot means fewer deadly DUIs are caught. When detectives fly around in helicopters looking for a garden, they are not arresting child molesters, etc.

Please tell your politicians it is past time to end marijuana prohibition. Allow my profession to get back to our original mission: Public safety.

Howard Wooldridge

Drug Policy Specialist

Washington, DC

( COP – Citizens Opposing Prohibition )

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Envision an America where there are no drug dealers on sidewalks selling drugs, shooting each other and destroying neighborhoods.
Imagine a world where all drugs are sold in a state-regulated store by a clerk making 12 dollars an hour.
Picture a world where al-Qaeda and other terrorists do not make billions guarding the drug trade and selling drugs.
Think of an America where felony crime is reduced by half which allows the police to focus on the deadly DUI, the child predator and other public safety threats.
Consider the prospect of redirecting the 72 billion tax dollars currently spent chasing non-violent drug users & their suppliers.
See a world where, if one day you or a loved one has a drug problem, you see a doctor not a judge.

This world is possible when we find the courage to end Modern Prohibition.