rebeccarichmancohen

I think the referendums in CO and WA will force him to!

I personally believe that the prison industrial complex has a vested interested and plays a big role in keeping these draconian laws in place. It's up to US citizens to change them or vote for leaders that will.

Thank you for posting! This petition is actually new to us. There has been a tremendous outpouring of support for Chris since the NYT video was released last week. It's heartening to see people taking up the cause.

I actually have a strong stance on this subject. We have a lot to learn from how alcohol prohibition empowered criminal cartels. Based on my research, I sincerely believe that ending the War on Drugs will go a long way to help decrease some of the violence associated with internatiaonl drug cartels and diminish their influence in countries like Mexico.

I worked in a public defenders office in South Bronx while I was a law student. I saw lots of people going to jail who didn’t belong in jail, including many with pot-related charges.

I’m not sure how the federal govt will respond to WA and CO. They have said that the Controlled Substance Act is still in effect, but we are still waiting to hear more signals from DC.