[cherry]

"It has chewed up the lives of millions of Americans by incarcerating them"

you mean we have "millions" in jail for drug use.....wow....love to see the official stats on that...

[sparklite2]

you mean we have “millions” in jail for drug use.....wow....love to see the official stats on that...

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“There have been about 350,000 arrests for marijuana possession since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office in 2002, the policy alliance said.”

That’s in NYC alone for only 12 years. So for the forty years from 1976 to 2016, I’d have to say millions nationwide is indisputable.

[WMarshal]

I’m not saying that we have millions of Americans incarcerated at one time right now, what I’m saying is that once you have been convicted of a felony drug crime and have a criminal record, life becomes very difficult. These people have a tough time finding decent jobs, a tough time getting credit, getting into good colleges, etc. They are essentially burdened with an anchor that’s dragging them and into the permanent underclass.

The victims of the criminal justice system could be your friends, your family, and eventually even you.