Allen St. Pierre, Executive Directory of NORML has a scathing rebuttal of the ONDCP’s outrageous claims on their blog. The post is on The Hill’s blog which is widely read by congressional staffers and lobbyists. Hopefully staffers at the ONDCP will stop getting invited to D.C. cocktail parties and change their tune.
Congress and the Media Should be Dubious of Office of Nat’l Drug Control Policy’s Claims: …Cannabis cases however, notably minor possession cases, still clog the criminal justice system and are at the heart of dozens of state and federal appellate cases that have largely established less—not more—liberty and economic freedom for citizens. The gravitas of the state and federal conflict on the issue of cannabis prohibition so contentious the US Supreme Court has had to twice intervene since 2001 on the specific issue of medical access to cannabis for dying, sick and sense-threatened patients (in both cases, the court strongly deferred to Congress’ prerogative to pass anti-cannabis legislation, regardless of how illogical or devoid of compassion, reason and science).
Perhaps, having more credibility with law and order crowd, Seattle’s former police chief, Norm Stamper can affect the debate with his brilliant arguments in the video below, courtesy of Reason.tv.
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