(Maryland Dem. gov. candidate) Mizeur to back legalized marijuana

[Redfairen]

Source: Baltimore Sun

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Heather R. Mizeur is calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana, promising to use the tax revenue it would generate to pay for an expansion of pre-kindergarten education.

Mizeur, a state delegate from Montgomery County, plans to spell out a detailed proposal Tuesday on how Maryland could control the cultivation and distribution of the drug.

"Marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco," she said in an interview. "It has been a failed policy for us as a nation to criminalize the use of this substance."

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Mizeur is seeking the Democratic nomination in a primary race that also includes Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. Her plan represents a clear break from Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has taken a cautious approach toward any loosening of marijuana laws.

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[grahamhgreen]

1. Well, that's a no-brainer:)

[Dustlawyer]

2. I am glad to see the point being made that legalization will make the drug harder for minors to get.

It is true, it is easier for minors to score "weed" than beer. She ought to show not only how much tax revenue it would bring in, but the savings from a crimminal justice standpoint would be huge.