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Published: 23 July, 2009, 02:40

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Marijuana prohibition in the US has failed on every level and is yielding billions of dollars to drug cartels instead of to Americans, says Dan Bernath of the Marijuana Policy Project.

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john L August 21, 2009, 22:42

I think most people would want to destroy america rather than admit they are wrong. This is what zero tolerance is, Zero tolerance and americans are willing to pay any cost including the destruction of our country

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