High Time for Change? With Judge Jim Gray - Decrimmialize Drugs

Recently retired Orange County Superior Court Judge James Gray is on a crusade.

You might think a conservative judge from a conservative county would advocate for the prohibition of marijuana, but - based on his experiences - he is adamantly pro legalization.

Witnessing first hand what he calls the utter failure of our current policies of drug prohibition - marijuana in particular - he cites unnecessary prison growth, increased taxes, increased crime and corruption, and loss of civil liberties as the unhealthy side effects of an anemic policy in need of drastic reform.

Here he shares with correspondent Judy Muller why he thinks our current drug laws are ineffective.

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[ratagain]

Jim Gray for president if that's his attitude toward personal choice!

[HarmsDino]

Brilliant.

[DaFleegsta]

I COULD drink instead of smoke pot.. But I actually care for my health.

[mrcoryvanderveen]

got my vote .... finally someone from within the system fighting for TRUTH go Judge James Gray!!!!! common sense battling comfortable ignorance! ur the MAN!

[RoyalRoyale]

Libertarianism!

[goncalojferreira]

Legalizition will probably decrease the abuse of substances. I think Gray is forgetting about an other important subject. You cannot stop people from consuming drugs as long as they exist. But as you cannot eliminate them, the only choice you got is to educate people towards drug consuption. We have to be sincere and explaining truly the problems of drug abuse (not use) is the only way of having people making responsible and informed decisions.

[unseenmagic]

everyone running telling this guy to run for president is just retarded. you guys do know the president is just a figure head... anyways he should write a bill or something if he becomes a congressman. maybe that would help

[malkster99]

wow... common sense

[duboisiboy]

@readynow12345 Why do you need to decide who needs weed? Do you need to decide who needs aspirin? Or coffee? Or energy drinks? The people who need weed are the people who decide for themselves they need weed. Isn't that what Liberty is all about?

[hypnocil10]

this man is a genius

[DrPsilocybin]

@readynow12345 \

Which would you rather have, gangs overrunning neighborhoods selling drugs to kids and recruiting them, and spending trillions (think about how much a trillion dollars is for a second) on a policy that doesn't stop drug use whatsoever.

Or would you rather have a legally regulated stores that sell them, and use the trillions we will save and be created through tax revenue to support things that really matter, like health care, law enforcement, road management etc?