Does LEAP support the legalization of the more dangerous and addictive drugs such as heroin and meth?
Franklin: LEAP supports the legalization of all drugs through regulation and control. We do not condone the use of any drug and know that drugs are potentially harmful, but drug prohibition causes more harm to society than drug misuse. Legalization through regulation is the key. The unregulated market of prohibition sets the stage for violent criminal enterprise as we have seen with the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s and it makes drugs more available to our children. School age children say that it is easier to acquire marijuana than beer and cigarettes. Criminals cultivate more potent drugs due to the lack of standards, which lead to more addictions and overdoses. Basically, all drugs need to be removed from the Fed’s Schedule I category. FMM: What about prescription medicine? There is a growing black market for pills. Should people be free to purchase whatever prescription drugs they want without a doctor’s consent? Franklin: By our standards, prescription drugs are already lega
