Thread: Gary Johnson Wants marijuana legalization

It is no secret that presidential candidate Gary Johnson is all for ending the prohibition of marijuana, and he is growing impatient of the current candidate front runners whom show no support for ending the failed war on drugs.

As the former governor of New Mexico (a bordering state with Mexico), Gary Johnson saw first hand the crime activity that spilled over into the US across the border. Illegal drugs were more accessible in his schools due the war on drugs and all crime was climbing because of it.

The failed war on drugs reminded Johnson of failed alcohol prohibition, and now decades later the related crime is down and abusers are treated in clinics and support groups rather then over-crowding prisons. This ended the maturity of harder criminals and gave states more money in the taxation of alcohol, funding both state and social services. But the problem has been simply moved to the prohibition of marijuana creating the exact same conditions that lead us to ending alcohol prohibition, and Gary Johnson wants to put an end to that.

The former governor wants to address the issues directly about what the people want verses what current Republican and Democratic candidates have to offer, marijuana legalization. The topic of marijuana legalization is always ignored and put on the back burner to non-issues that only effect a small percentage of the public. Continue Reading...