What We’ve Got Here Is A Failure To Communicate About Cannabis Reform
By John Payne, Show Me Cannabis Regulation-TheWeedBlog
Last Friday, the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch published this editorial that I wrote, arguing that the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s attempt to silence Gary Wiegert is just one more example of how the government and other prohibitionists try to shut down discussion of this issue. ...
... I have received numerous emails from police officers both active and retired who want to help legalize marijuana, but don’t want to get involved publicly for fear of retaliation. Even those officers whom I know personally have all said that they think arresting people for cannabis is a bad idea, but they can’t speak out or even sign a petition to allow a vote on the issue because command would retaliate against them.
The wall of silence surrounding marijuana prevents responsible cannabis users, law enforcement officials, and even the media from telling the public about the harms of our prohibitionist policies. That’s a shame, because those are the groups the public and our legislators need to hear from the most.
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