The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.

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I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

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Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired...

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We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

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We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

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When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

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Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations...

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Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration...

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A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

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An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of...

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Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear...

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Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in...

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President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values.

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Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their...

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The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...