Decriminalization
The following persons and entities
support some form of decriminalization. Decriminalization is not necessarily
legalization. It includes measures such as making personal possession a minor
crime, e.g. fine, and authorizing medical use.
Conservative Commentators
Countries
Canada
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Peru
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
Fiscal Conservatives
The Cato Institute (think tank)
Milton Friedman (arguably the most influential economist of the 20th century)
Journalists
Abigail van Buren (Dear Abby)
The Economist (arguably the most prestigious news magazine in the world)
Law Enforcement
Joseph McNamara (former patrolman with NYPD,
and former chief of police in Kansas City, Missouri, and San Jose, California)
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP has over 5,000 law enforcement members.)
Politicians
President Jimmy Carter (D)
President Bill Clinton (D)
Governor Gary Johnson (R, New Mexico, 1995-2003)
U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R, Texas, 1976-1977, 1979-1985, 1997- )
Mayor Kurt Schmoke (D, Baltimore, 1987-1999)
Governor Jesse Ventura (I, Minnesota, 1999-2003)
Scientists
Francis Crick (Nobel laureate in physiology)
Stephen Jay Gould (paleontologist)
Margaret Mead (anthropologist)
States
Alaska
Arizona
California
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Minnesota
Nevada
Oregon
Vermont
Washington
Most information taken from You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos, Book I by Robert R. Arthur. Detailed documentation of sources can be found therein.
Page last modified July 31, 2007.