Maryland Cop Says Legalize Drugs to End Violence

Retired Baltimore narcotics officer Neill Franklin tells a local news station why he thinks we need to legalize all drugs after he spent decades fighting on the front lines of the "war on drugs." Also featured is former cop Tim Datig. Neill and Tim are members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, which any citizen can join at http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com

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[85irineo]

stop the drug war, regulate and tax drugs. kids get drugs because drug dealers don't check id's, we'd be saving lifes

[glassroots1]

politicians need to wake the f up! Its time for the government to let US go and take their hand away from our throats! Legalize all drugs and lets stop living in a terrifying country! Its getting ridiculous!

[jessiah77]

As long ad we have privately run prisons, and politicians and lobbyist making the millions and billions of dollars there will always be a war on drugs....... Oh and there's also that other multi billion dollar industry... Pharmaceuticals....... WE LIVE IN A CORPORATION NOT A DEMOCRACY!!!!!

[zekdom]

The government can control anything they want to. They can't SUPPRESS everything! I will have a debate with the next person that says "pot can't be taxed". Even though you could pay your taxes with cannabis up until the early 1800's in the U.S.A.

[Ddstairclimber]

same thing with prostitution; legalize it tax it regulate it. it has existed for thousands of year, no-one has been able to stop it.

[cardigan3000]

Sense from policemen? I cant quite believe my ears.

[bigtruckshuntinbucks]

When is this world going to stop listening to their government and start questioning them...

[luciferiexcelsil]

man, every year, cops start to question these laws.. I've talked to many, and most actually say that if they were able to choose on whether stopping the man from smoking a joint or not... they would choose not too, "the guy will be smoking his joint after his time is over any way, a waste of my time and of doing reports and papers" once this cop told me... I don't know what's wrong with these politicians... they should stop thinking about themselves and start thinking about the people.

[hempnetworker]

Laws are getting better! - Law enforcement policy is a slow, but sure uphill battle... The day will come when the powers that be will have to step aside ;-)

[BlueCandle34]

i cant believe there still dealing with this ... legalize ffs!!!!!111111

[pSyChojOeDesigns]

Actually money is the root of the problem; by regulating drugs and assessing taxes - anyone who doesn't pay taxes is guilty of tax evasion; thereby making anyone not paying taxes a criminal when tax assessment themselves are criminal and have been since the end of World War 1, which taxes were created to fund. So much money was made for that war that another World War was created and the people have been paying taxes ever since and complaining about the consequences thereof. DEregulaton is key.

[edavismookie25]

Amen.