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Retired cop will discuss marijuana legalization

Howard Wooldridge spent 18 years as a cop in Michigan, seeing first-hand the failure of the War on Drugs, and in 2002 he and four colleagues founded Law Enforcement Against Prohibition LEAP). He now heads Citizens Opposing Prohibition (COP), which makes presentations to every Congressional office every year. Howard has testified before state committees in Annapolis, Richmond and Austin, and is famous for riding his horse, Misty, across the country to raise awareness about the harm caused by drug prohibition. He and Misty also campaigned for the marijuana legalization initiative in Colorado last year. Sponsored by NOVA-NORML.

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