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"The Virginia debate: Should marijuana be decriminalized? legalized?"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline given by The Daily Press newspaper to this archive of recent articles and commentaries about debates in Virginia concerning marijuana crimes and punishment.  Here are the headlines, with links and summaries, from some of the pieces in the archive:  Va. lawmaker proposes medical marijuana bill: Del. Harvey B. Morgan acknowledges he might not seem a likely proponent of decriminalizing marijuana and making the drug available medically. He's 79, a Republican and he's never touched the stuff. Where the newspaper stands: Decriminalizing marijuana makes sense and will free up police and courts to deal with real crimes: The bill was introduced by a bow-tie wearing, Republican, Virginia gentleman.  Not by an aging hippie or a street-corner drug merchant...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 25, 2010 (boomark / email).