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To: DMaA who wrote (7233)	10/5/1998 11:48:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Not making any point. Lean pretty far towards legalizing it but am sensitive to the argument that something like a national binge might occur. We seem to be in some agreement on the matter. I apologize for being confrontational, it sort of comes with the territory here. Cheers, Dan.

To: DMaA who wrote (7233)	10/5/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: jbe	Respond to of 67261

Lean pretty far towards legalizing it but am sensitive to the argument that something like a national binge might occur. Ditto here, David. That is why I personally lean towards decriminalizing, not legalizing, possession. That might involve, for example, 1)allowing people to use small quantities in their own homes; 2) making possession of larger amounts a civil, rather than criminal, offense, punishable by a fine; 3) retaining criminal penalties for large-scale dealing. (As it is, 85% of all marijuana arrests are for possession, not dealing. And of the dealers, it is not the kingpins who tend to get jailed, but the small-scale non-professional "dealers" who buy it for their friends.) jbe