[ellery]

Nope, marijuana users don't affect the rest of us. "The hospital" paid for it.

And jailing nonviolent drug offenders doesn't affect the rest of us. "The prison" pays for it.

[robertpaulsen]

"And jailing nonviolent drug offenders doesn't affect the rest of us."

Violent, nonviolent -- makes no difference to me. They're being jailed for drugs, not whether they were violent or nonviolent.

It does affect the rest of us ... in a very positive way. It takes them off the street, and sends a message that this kind of behavior is unacceptable.

Yes, the "prison" pays for it. And if the taxpayers didn't want the "prison" to pay for it, they would change the law.