Well.....first I would like to say I am not against the legalization of Marijuana. But what I do have an issue with is.....the NY Times Editorial Board endorsing Policy.....by trying to drive that policy. The Media is suppose to act as a Watchdog over Government and Politicians. Not Lay in bed with them. Not dictate policy......not back policy. Not influence policy.....They are to report on the Policy only. The NY Times Editorial Board????? Who the hell are they and who do the hell do they think they are. Message to those of the NY Times. Shut the hell up and keep those white stiff collars out of trying to dictate policy. What say ye? The New York Times editorial board on Saturday endorsed a repeal of the federal ban on marijuana, becoming the largest paper in the nation to back the idea as it compared the U.S. government's stance on America's most widely used illicit drug to the prohibition on alcohol from 1920 to 1933. The post on the newspaper's website is part of an editorial series that in the coming days will explore different aspects of marijuana use, from health effects to how the criminal justice system treats it. The editorial under the headline "Repeal Prohibition, Again" comes less than two years after voters in Washington state and Colorado became the first in the nation to sanction taxing and regulating pot at the state level for recreational users 21 years and older. Marijuana stores have since opened in both states. The New York Times editorial cites the 658,000 arrests nationwide for marijuana possession in 2012, and the fact such arrests disproportionately ensnare young African American men. It also finds moderate pot use poses no risk to otherwise healthy adults, but that concerns about the drug's effects on the adolescent brain should merit banning its use by those under the age of 21.....snip~ http://news.yahoo.com/york-times-backs-sending-federal-marijuana-ban-smoke-005506847.html
Naturally, the French Press jumped on this. Hopefully others will speak out about the NY Times trying to dictate policy. Washington (AFP) - The New York Times called for the legalization of marijuana, in a bold editorial comparing the federal ban on cannabis to Prohibition. The prestigious publication said pot laws disproportionately impact young black men and that addiction and dependence are "relatively minor problems" -- especially when compared with alcohol and tobacco. It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the current ban on marijuana, inflicting great harm on society just to prohibit a substance far less dangerous than alcohol. The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana.".....snip~ http://news.yahoo.com/york-times-calls-marijuana-legalization-005840456.html
