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St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
Fight crime: legalize pot [Commentary]
Fight crime: legalize pot [Commentary]

In 1982, the late Gov. William Donald Schaefer was running for his last term as mayor. He held one of those big dinners that politicians are famous for at P.J. Crickets on Pratt St. All the political leaders were there. I was the chef that evening and can honestly tell you this: When I arrived at the restaurant that afternoon, I climbed in to the back of my blue VW Mini-Camper and smoked a bowl of marijuana. That evening many of the attendees stuck their heads into the kitchen to thank the chef for the wonderful meal they had enjoyed. On Tuesday, I'm submitting testimony to the Maryland Judicial Proceedings Committee in favor of SB 658, the Marijuana Taxation and Regulation Act, which...