Pubdate: Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Source: State Journal-Register (IL)
Copyright: 2014 The State Journal-Register
Contact: http://service.sj-r.com/forms/letters.asp
Website: http://www.sj-r.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/425
Author: Larry Stevens

NEWSPAPER OF RECORD CATCHES UP TO SJ-R ON MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

The New York Times editorial board, a long-time proponent of the War
on Drugs, recently dropped a bombshell on the drug policy debate,
calling for an end to cannabis prohibition.

It's no exaggeration to liken this to Walter Cronkite coming out
against the war in Vietnam.

I am writing today to congratulate the editorial board of The State
Journal-Register for coming to this same wise, logical and
compassionate conclusion over a year in advance of the "newspaper of
record."

On March 24, 2013, you editorialized in favor of legalizing
recreational cannabis, writing, "Allowing the sale of marijuana also
could be a potential revenue source, although saving money on prison
costs and instituting a more just criminal justice system is our
primary motivation for urging the legislature to consider
legalization."

The NYT has caught up to The State Journal-Register. Can the USA be
far behind?

Larry Stevens

Springfield
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