Posts Tagged ‘governor of new mexico’
The former Republican Governor of New Mexico stopped through San Francisco yesterday to talk about marijuana. Specifically, former Gov. Gary Johnson was in the state in support of the measure on California’s November ballot to tax and legalize the cannabis. You gotta love a governor — who is a former marijuana smoker — who can [...]
While still Governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson (R) Gov. from 1995 – 2003, addresses the Drug Policy Foundation (now Drug Policy Alliance Network) at 2001 conference in Albuquerque. Stressing the importance of telling kids the truth, Johnson debunks the “gateway” myth and shifts blame for problems to the prohibition. Drug Policy Alliance Network: DrugPolicy.org
Gary Johnson, a libertaran leaning Republican governor of New Mexico from 1995 – 2003, says 90% of the problems are prohibition related and only 10% user related. He goes on to support states’ sovereignty, and during the interview it is mentioned how New York’s refusal to enforce alcohol prohibition triggered a legalizing domino effect.