State of Massachusetts Archives: on Drugs

Gabriel Gomez: Federal medical marijuana OK; leave the rest to states

Gomez said the question should be left to states instead of the federal government, but he would personally not support anything beyond the medicinal use of marijuana.

Scott Brown: Stop dependence on drug trade in Afghanistan

A: Well, it's gonna take time you know; you're dealing with a country that has had al ot of tribal leaders. It's a little different than Iraq; [we need to] provide stabilization and protect the citizens from infiltration from al-Qaeda and from Taliban rule. They are basically living in the fifteenth century--not allowing women go to school if you went outside you'd be punished sometimes severely. Just by being there, we're trying to get a handle on the drug trade too. They're growing a lot of wheat and other types, which can stop in the dependence on the drug trade.