Conservative Bob Barr (R) Changes Stance on Drugs
Bob Barr, who as a Georgia congressman authored a successful amendment that blocked D.C. from implementing a medical marijuana initiative, has switched sides and become a lobbyist for the Marijuana Policy Project.
But that doesn't mean he has become a bong-ripping hippie. He isn’t pro-drug, he said, just against government intrusion.
"I, over the years, have taken a very strong stand on drug issues, but in light of the tremendous growth of government power since 9/11, it has forced me and other conservatives to go back and take a renewed look at how big and powerful we want the government to be in people’s lives," Barr said.
Good to see that the Libertarian Party is changing Bob Barr and not the other way around.
This is good news for the prospect of ending the so-called "War on Drugs". Now the movement has some "main stream" credibility, and detractors will no longer be able to attack free drug advocates as "crazy nutjob potheads".
Labels: drug war, federal government, politics
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