What a waste of resources. And I’ve never touched the stuff. But it seems stupid to arrest people on this.
Some here will call them dirty druggies, then they take a swig of scotch for the third time today...
How many of those arrests are driving under the influence? Driving high is the same as driving drunk.
“Lives are being ruined forever over a plant that is safer to consume than legal alcohol. A criminal record is a life sentence. 545,602 people will now struggle to find jobs, a place to live, and a business loan. They can’t vote or buy a gun for self-defense.”
Bravo Sierra. The VAST majority of these violators (it is, after all, illegal most places) will be offered, and successfully complete, deferred adjudication or deferred disposition and have the charge dismissed. It doesn’t affect those people at all in the way this person asserts above.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.”
If they don’t continue the war on drugs how will they afford all of their toys?
Billions have been made by lawyers and municipalities. It’s an industry and they are the ones who are addicted.
Now, having said that, the comparison to ETOH is probably a valid one. Should it be rethought? Maybe.
eye for eye tooth for tooth.
Justice is completely out of balance to offenses in the USA
Not even for demonicRATS?
“A criminal record is a life sentence.”
Yet, they commit these crimes. Pot is not a necessity.
The complete story: “FBI: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year, But Still Outpace Arrests for All Violent Crimes” - https://norml.org/blog/2020/10/01/fbi-marijuana-arrests-decline-year-over-year-but-still-outpace-arrests-for-all-violent-crimes/
Oh Yay. Another pro-dope thread. Haven’t had one of this in - well - weeks.
Now. Where is my give a damn meter?
Yeah man. You know man that weed is a total bennie man. And you know man that I was gonna give more reasons man to legalize it man. But I forgot what they were man.
While I don't think pot should be illegal for personal use, the above sentence is 100% false.
I’d bet this cost the tax payers hundreds of millions...
It is still a federal crime. The part that gets me and all these people using pot and lying on applications to buy another gun. I don’t think we should have any restrictions generally speaking on gun purchase of possession, putting them in the hands of drug users, the same as alcohol it’s a bad idea. I know I’m older than a lot of folks, but I never use drugs, and I do not appreciate their use. So I have no sympathy for the people who are arrested, tried, convicted, north in jail for drug possession, drug sales. Actions have consequences.
FR being a conservative not a libertarian site you will find not all of us support legalized drugs
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-long-term-reveals-regular-cannabis.html
Raise the fines?
Then get the laws changed, through the proper channels. But don't stick ME with the bill for those who toke themselves into befuddled unemployability, like they did with alcoholics by calling it a disease instead of a behavior.
In 2019 1,024,508 drivers were arrested for driving while drunk.
Time for a re-think?
Sorry but the language here is deceptive. A marijuana-related violations, can be beating the heck out of someone because they smoked all your weed.
One of the marijuana-related violation they used to use to tug at your heart strings were a mother and son who decided to do a violent home invasion of a local weed dealer. My heart remained untouched.