When
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson announced on CBS’s 60
Minutes that he had used marijuana and cocaine in his younger days and
– gasp! – liked it, a cacophonous uproar ensued. Elected and appointed
officials from both major parties knocked each other over in the rush to
denounce the governor for this unpopular and dangerous stance and vowed to
oppose any decriminalization or legalization schemes.
Of
course, Johnson waited until after he was reelected to drop this bombshell on the public, but who
could blame him? Politicians, even a maverick like Johnson, live for the
next election. If he had publicized his controversial views before the
election, Marty Chavez would now be the governor of New Mexico instead of
settling for his old job as the mayor of Albuquerque.
far more people die as a result
of taking legal prescription and over-the-counter drugs each year than die
from ingesting all illegal drugs put together.
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