Legalization's biggest enemies
Meet the drug warriors working to roll back hard-won advances in marijuana policy
Rolling Stone (US)
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The biggest immediate threat to legalization in Washington and Colorado is the federal government, but even the feds might be hard-pressed to stomp out reform. But before marijuana legalization spreads from Washington and Colorado to other states, it will have to get past a group of hardened drug warriors, many of whom have developed a personal interest in maintaining prohibition. While most of these ideologues lack the authority to actually change laws, their larger purpose is to maintain the marijuana propaganda machine and push back against pro-legalization rhetoric. Here are the top five people.
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