Legalization to End Drug War?

You don’t see this every day President Obama signs into law the Fair Sentencing Act relaxing sentences for drug crimes. This will narrow the disparity between sentences for crimes involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. As President Obama loosens one drug policy, the senate is advancing a bill that would toughen the penalty for pot brownies. Aaron Houston the Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy says the demand for marijuana is fueling the drug wars. Bishop Allen President of International Faith Based Coalition debates legalizing and drug addiction with Houston.

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