Argentina rules on marijuana possession
In an opinion that appears to go far beyond legalizing possession of marijuana, the supreme court in Argentina has ruled in a case concerning five young men arrested with marijuana on them. The Argentine supreme court said, to quote the BBC:
- "Each adult is free to make lifestyle decisions without the intervention of the state"
- private behavior was legal, "as long as it doesn't constitute clear danger"
- "The state cannot establish morality"
This makes it official: Argentina is more progressive than America.
Argentina seems to have survived Juan Perón. Maybe we can survive from Bush & Cheney. Given time.
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