{"id":1229,"date":"2009-05-18T04:00:29","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/18\/can-web-20-help-end-the-drug-war\/"},"modified":"2017-05-28T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T21:47:47","slug":"can-web-20-help-end-the-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/1229\/can-web-20-help-end-the-drug-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Web 2.0 Help End the Drug War?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sW6iARLit-Q&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sW6iARLit-Q&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/adrielhampton\/\">Adriel Hampton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 18, 2009<\/p>\n<p>The rise of Web 2.0, a loosely defined collection of collaborative and social sharing technologies, seems to have the potential for radically changing our democracy. As broadband Internet becomes ubiquitous, it is giving each and every citizen the potential to impact every debate.<\/p>\n<p>In one example from earlier this year, anti-Drug War folks bombed the &#8220;Ask the President&#8221; Web project, making legalization one of the top issues folks wanted President Obama to address.<\/p>\n<p>Liberalization of our wrongheaded drug policy is also on the lips of new drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, though it remains to be seen whether action will back up the new rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Having seen family members serve time for drug abuse and having experienced a couple bad years in college myself, I see the drug war as an eminently human issue that effects each and every one of us. I&#8217;m hoping that we can use Web 2.0 to help push that point.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> I&#8217;m asking for concerned citizens of every stripe to help me devise a strong anti-Drug War policy statement for my Congressional campaign. I&#8217;ve given it a brief jumping off point over at MixedInk, a collaborative writing technology that <a href=\"http:\/\/adrielhampton.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/18\/localgov20\/\">I&#8217;d like to see used more<\/a> in government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When elected to Congress, I will immediately move to legalize and regulate the sale of marijuana. Tacit legalization through state-by-state decriminalization and &ldquo;medical cannabis&rdquo; (as tested in California since 1996) has proven a disastrous failure. Our prisons are dangerous and overcrowded, non-violent criminals who could easily be rehabilitated languish under harsh minimum sentences, and Mexican cartels and urban gangsters flourish. Prohibition of marijuana, like alcohol before it, has proved foolish and far too costly. Legalization would not only reduce drug-related violence, it would create funds for increased mental health funding and counseling for those who find themselves dependent on the drug.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Join me. <\/p>\n<p><em>Adriel Hampton is a journalist, Gov 2.0 and new media strategist, public servant, and licensed private investigator. He is running for U.S. Congress in the 2009 special election for California&rsquo;s 10th District.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adriel Hampton May 18, 2009 The rise of Web 2.0, a loosely defined collection of collaborative and social sharing technologies, seems to have the potential for radically changing our democracy. 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