A self-styled Texas cowboy is waging a cross-country battle against the country's drug policy, one hoof step at a time.
Howard Wooldridge, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas, and retired police officer, rode his horse more than 3-thousand miles across the country to speak out against U-S drug policy.
Wooldridge believes illegal drugs should be treated the same way as alcohol.
"We should spend more time chasing DWIs instead of people like Willie Nelson who want to smoke marijuana on their back porch," Wooldridge said.
Wooldridge's trip began in March in Los Angeles. He traveled with Sam and Misty, a one-eyed horse, and reached Battery Park in New York City Wednesday. His girlfriend, Norma Sapp, followed in a horse trailer.
Wooldridge says that after three decades of fueling the anti-drug war with over half a (t) trillion tax dollars, the court system and prisons are choked with nonviolent drug violations and drugs are more potent and widespread than ever.
The 3,300-mile trip was sponsored by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. The group is made up of current and former law enforcement officials and advocates for drug policy reform.
Wooldridge said he traveled about 25 miles day. Because much of his trip stretched across highways, he often walked with the horses instead of riding them.
"No real cowboy would ride his horse on hard pavement," he said.
This guy is great.
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