Carmona: Decriminalizing Marijuana Should Be ‘On The Table’

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Richard Carmona, Democratic candidate for Senate in Arizona and former U.S. surgeon general, said on Monday that while there’s no “clear cut answer,” decriminalizing marijuana should be something “on the table” for discussion, according to 3TV:

“I think we have to have everything on the table,” Carmona said. “The health effects of that, the economic effects and also the judicial system which is now really overwhelmed with people with minor drug offenses.”

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