Seems like half the folks on this board want to lock up people for possession of a plant. Those folks are actually part of the problem, such as it is.
Prison should be solely for those who commit violent crimes or victimize others through theft, force or fraud.
“Seems like half the folks on this board want to lock up people for possession of a plant.”
Never mind the drug, it is the crime committed to obtain the drug or the crime committed under influence of the drug that should be prosecuted.
I don't think that the article author wants to legalize drugs. If all sorts of drugs were available in the local liquor store under the same conditions as buying alcohol, he would be running around screaming about "our young men being destroyed by the easy availability of heroin and cocaine!"
No, what he wants is for the drug dealers to be able to continue their occupations, just with police no longer hassling them for it.
>> Prison should be solely for those who commit violent crimes or victimize others through theft, force or fraud.
...whereas mere *poverty* should be for those who smoke themselves stupid.
“Mom! I’m out of underwear again, can ya bring some down to my room?”
Works for me! But don’t expect me to pay for their food stamps when they get the munchies.
:-)