Moms Mobilise Against the War on Drugs
Concerned mothers in America have launched a campaign group Moms United to End the War on Drugs dedicated to fighting the war on drugs.
Speaking about the fast-growing organisation this week, Moms United founder Gretchen Burns Bergman said she was inspired by the example of mothers who helped overturn alcohol Prohibition last century.
“Mothers were instrumental in ending alcohol prohibition in the United States in the 30’s, not because they were in favor of alcohol, but because they wanted to end the gangland violence and loss of lives caused by organized crime, fueled by prohibition,” she told Alternet.org.
“Mothers, again, are leading the charge, for the sake of our children, and future generations to come, just as women did many decades ago to end alcohol prohibition. We are fed up and raising our voices in favor of control, regulation and legalization of marijuana. We’ve seen too many families that have been ravaged by both addiction and the criminal justice system,” she added.
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