Not sure what, if anything, to make of this, but Jordan Marks, the executive director of Young Americans for Freedom, has taken a seat on the board of marijuana legalization group Just Say Now.
YAF, a right-wing student group created by William F. Buckley in 1960, has long been a major conservative force on the American campus. They have historically opposed drug legalization, and as far as I can glean from Google, that hasn’t changed.
But college conservatives are growing more libertarian by the day, by all accounts, and with California’s Proposition 19 apparently leading in the polls, legalization may be about to break as a national political issue in a big way.
Is YAF turning pro-pot?
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September 18, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Jordan Marks
I am not pro-pot, but in favor of prudent drug policies! Policing this matter has not worked and we need to look for better alternatives.
Jordan
September 18, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Angus Johnston
Thanks for the clarification, Jordan. Has YAF taken a position on legalization, or is your stance on the issue separate from your role in the group?