It's reported our teachers are underpaid and other state employees are having issues with pay and health insurance. Of course, Raleigh is bemoaning a lack of funds. Let's see... we all want better paying jobs, better health care, better education - hey, I've got an idea; maybe it's time for N.C. to end the prohibition on cannabis. While legalization may produce some challenges in the future, the problems with keeping pot illegal - the racial disparities in pot-related arrests and the black market that funds criminal groups around the world for instance are far, far worse. [continues 121 words]
Want better funding for education, healthcare, better help for the mentally ill and homeless? Stop the longest war the U.S. has ever fought. Getting out of Afghanistan would be great, but=C2=85I'm not referring to Afghanistan. I'm referring to the never-ending "War on drugs''. There are more drugs available now than 40 years ago when the war began. What we have managed to do is raise the price for users and the profits for the traffickers. [continues 137 words]
