claim: says rand paul thinks drug-dealing, theft, burglary and prostitution should be decriminalized.
author: jack conway
evidence_1: may 5, 2011 ... ron paul defends heroin as 'an exercise of liberty' ... position that drugs and  prostitution should be legalized. ... roland martin fires back at tapper: 'i don't  care what you think… .... i'd say there's one massive difference. .... crimes e.g.  theft, burglary, and prostitution, which creates more victims and ...
evidence_2: arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are  subjects of .... with illicit drug use peaking in the 1970s in the united states, the " just say ... a coherent, long-term strategy can reduce drug supply, demand and  trafficking. ...... the police have been able to solve other crimes, e.g. burglaries,  thefts and ...
evidence_3: may 11, 2015 ... it's an ethic that should extend throughout our criminal-justice system. ... we don't  charge a car theft, because we think it's just some junker car that's broken down  anyway. ... rand paul, the kentucky senator and republican presidential .... “i'm  not for government-funded drug-rehab programs,” he said.
evidence_4: civil forfeiture in the united states, also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial  forfeiture or ... sometimes it can mean a threat to seize property as well as the act  of seizure itself. .... it's now possible for a drug dealer to serve time in a forfeiture- financed prison after being arrested by agents driving a ...... rand paul (r-ky.) ...
evidence_5: aug 18, 2010 ... gilmour is calling for the decriminalization of drugs because he says he's ... do  you think only certain types of drugs should be legalized in .... the secondary  crimes and vices like prostitution and theft committed by ..... to deal with the most  common drug-related activities – theft, burglary, ...... paul adams.