Pubdate: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 Source: New York Times (NY) Copyright: 2000 The New York Times Company Contact: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 556-3622 Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Forum: http://forums.nytimes.com/comment/ Section: Campaing Briefing THE GREEN PARTY NADER MARIJUANA (Associated Press) Ralph Nader, the Green Party presidential nominee, spoke out yesterday for the legalization of marijuana and an overhaul of "self-defeating" drug laws. Mr. Nader joined Gov. Gary E. Johnson of New Mexico, a Republican, in criticizing the war on drugs as a failure at a news conference in Santa Fe. "Addiction should never be treated as a crime," Mr. Nader said. "It has to be treated as a health problem." - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens