http://stash.norml.org/el-paso-city-council-says-lets-talk-about-legalization-mayor-says-no The Growing Truth About Cannabis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:08:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://stash.norml.org/el-paso-city-council-says-lets-talk-about-legalization-mayor-says-no/comment-page-1#comment-3667 Dr. Luny Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:48:18 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=2166#comment-3667 They interviewed one of the councilmen on CNN today and gave a very favorable opinion on at least discussing the issue. The report included data from a Harvard study suggesting legalizing drugs would save the government $77 Billion. It's the first reporting I've seen in the main stream media that has been favorable towards drug and more specifically marijuana legalization. Perhaps it's a sign of a changing attitude in the media. If we do get legalization, it will probably happen more suddenly than we might expect, all it really takes is some positive press and political will. They interviewed one of the councilmen on CNN today and gave a very favorable opinion on at least discussing the issue. The report included data from a Harvard study suggesting legalizing drugs would save the government $77 Billion. It’s the first reporting I’ve seen in the main stream media that has been favorable towards drug and more specifically marijuana legalization. Perhaps it’s a sign of a changing attitude in the media. If we do get legalization, it will probably happen more suddenly than we might expect, all it really takes is some positive press and political will.

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