Unarmed marijuana dealer shot in face and killed by cop who won’t face charges

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17. Many on DU think pot legalizattion is some trivial issue

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They don't acknowledge, or don't care, that the drug war ruins countless lives, and causes countless more to live under the shadow of illegality, who are otherwise good upstanding citizens.

Bernie is better on this issue than our other candidates, but even he will need his feet held to the fire. He uses phrases like "I think I would support legalization". He strongly supports access to medical cannabis, but hedges a little when it comes to recreational legalization. He's definitely better than Hillary or any Republican not named Rand Paul on this issue, but unless we press him on it I can see him settling for medical rather than fighting for recreational legalization.

Without legalizing recreational use, scenes like the one in the OP are likely to continue, as will cartels doing business in this country. A friend of mine had his son shot and killed by an angry cartel member, shocked the local community, I didn't even know cartels were out here.