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US NM: NM Gov Chastised On Drug Stance
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n124/a10.html
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Pubdate: Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2000 The New York Times Company
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Author: The Associated Press
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N.M. GOV. CHASTISED ON DRUG STANCE
SANTA FE, N.M. ( AP ) -- The New Mexico Senate condemned Gov. Gary Johnson on
Wednesday for supporting the legalization of cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
Senators voted 37 to 4 for the resolution, which was brought to the floor
by Johnson's fellow Republicans in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The House is considering a similar measure.
Johnson's spokeswoman, Diane Kinderwater, said it was ``a scary thought
that New Mexico senators would advocate not allowing a governor to have
freedom of speech, something this country was founded on.''
Johnson drew strong criticism last year when he first proposed the idea
of legalizing drugs, with strict controls.
``Control it. Regulate it. Tax it. If we legalize it, we just might have a
better society,'' he said then, arguing that the war on drugs has been a
multibillion-dollar failure.
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