"People on that dang weed aren't as senseless as on whiskey, I can tell you that much." -Texas Prosecutor
Willie Nelson's Texas prosecutor —a 78-year-old fan, who plans to let the country singer off on a marijuana charge as long as he performs a song in court (and pays a fine) —wants to decriminalize pot. Hudspeth County Attorney C.R. "Kit" Bramblett favors a bill before the Texas Legislature that would end jail sentences for minor marijuana possession. "That makes sense to me," he told the Raw Story website last week. Bramblett is otherwise a fairly conservative guy who wouldn't want to legalize heroin or cocaine. But his experience as a prosecutor has convinced him not to seek jail time on small possessions charges, and the very fact that the Texas Legislature is considering a bill to decriminalize pot suggests a way forward in the failed American war on drugs. "I may not like it," Hudspeth told Raw Story, "but can't no one can stop people from smoking it no matter how hard you try. Besides, people on that dang weed aren't as senseless as on whiskey, I can tell you that much."
SOURCE: http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/legalizing-pot-will-it-end-the-mexican-drug-cartels-29836/
