About a month ago I wrote establishing criteria for an honest debate about drug policy in general and legalization in particular. I maintained that there would be no honest debate forthcoming from law enforcement or candidates who don’t favor legalization because they were afraid to address these key questions. I therefore maintain that the legalization debate has been won by those advocating full legalization of all drugs for private use.
There will be pro legalization candidates in this and future elections and - despite the total lack of anti legalization arguments - the editorial boards of all major daily newspapers will dismiss legalization candidates as “wacky”. If legalization is such a “wacky” idea - working quite well 70 years ago - then why are critics totally unwilling to defend the drug war? Before you vote for a “sensible” candidate, ask yourself: why they won’t defend their position? The silence is deafening!