Oregon Marijuana Legalization Gets Boost From Cops
Published on 10/30/14
Law enforcement should be focused on finding real criminals, not going after marijuana consumers and growers. Marijuana Legalization Will Boost Public Safety In Oregon.
"Treating marijuana as a crime has failed," 30 former police officers, sheriffs, prosecutors and judges write in a letter released Wednesday by Yes on 91, the campaign supporting legalization in Oregon. "Arresting and citing thousands of people in Oregon and elsewhere for marijuana-related crimes is a distraction to law enforcement and a misuse of taxpayer resources. The time and money spent should go to make our communities safer. Police resources should be focused on violent criminals, thieves and criminal cartels.
