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ynetnews.com (Israel), 2006-03-27 (Mon) Ex-police officer backs pot legalization by Rinat Malkes
Ex-police officer backs pot legalization
Former head of police investigation unit Boaz Guttman voices surprise
support in Ale Yarok party which advocates marijuana legalization in Israel
Attorney Boaz Guttman, former head of the investigation department at
the National Fraud Investigation Unit, came out with a surprising
declaration Monday when he announced he plans to vote in the elections
for Ale Yarok, the party which advocates the legalization of Marijuana
in Israel.
Guttman, who was discharged from duty six years ago, said that after
reading the party's platform he realized it best represented his
political views.
"I discovered that the issue of drug legalization represents just a part
of the party's ideas. For years I refrained from voting because I had no
faith in the large parties," he said.
According to Guttman, "Ale Yarok doesn't plan to take a truckload of
drugs and pour it on the streets. They support the same soft drug
supervision policy exercised in advanced countries like Belgium. The
program for soft drugs is not the basis for the party's platform," he said.
"For 50 years my vote went down the drain, today I want to afford myself
the luxury of voting for the party that I identify with the most," he
explained.
'Reality today is different'
When asked how a former police officer feels about supporting a party
that promotes the legalization of drugs, Guttman said he felt "great,"
adding that today the reality is different, and that the police and the
IDF have also revised their attitude toward marijuana users in recent years.
Responding to this unexpected show of support, Ale Yarok Chairman Boaz
Wachtel said that in many states, the police are the ones spearheading
the demand for a reform in the drug policy.
"We in Ale Yarok are happy with attorney Guttman's support and hope he
is the harbinger of a beginning of an understanding in the Israeli
governmental system regarding the importance of reform that will be lead
by Ale Yarok, in this field, as well as in others," Wachtel stated.
Pubdate: Monday, March 27, 2006 © 2006 Yedioth Interne |
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