Gail Lightfoot in 2024 CA Senate race

On Drugs: Legalize marijuana and abolish the DEA

There has been a lot of political activity recently relating to "legalization" or "decriminalization" of marijuana. But there are three big problems with this:

the "war" against many other drugs is still going full steam
these changes haven't led to a free market, even for marijuana, and
the federal government continues to interfere with marijuana, against the explicit wishes of voters in the various states.

What we should be demanding from Congress is an end to this counter-productive and expensive "war".

End the classification of marijuana and other drugs that makes them subject to federal regulation.
Abolish the Drug Enforcement Agency and the components of all other agencies that have as their primary function the hunting down of drug users, sellers, and producers.
Free from federal prisons anyone convicted of non-violent drug-related "crimes".

Source: 2024 California Senate race press release, "Drug War" Jul 19, 2023

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