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> You may be correct in some States but Texas and other Southern States will take your car and send
> your butt to jail for a joint in the ashtray.
they MAY send you to jail for the night until you get released the next morning.
that is a far cry from getting a jail SENTENCE.
The norml (
http://www.norml.org/) site only shows 19 states
> that have decriminalized pot.
and as *i* said, in many states where pot is criminal, it is essentially 'de facto" decrim'd. wa
state is a perfect example.
people caught with personal possession of marijuana are dealt with extremely leniently - almost
always a small fine.
so, it is essentially de facto decrim'd.
Also, the Federal Government still has
> very severe pot laws on the books.
correct. but they only enforce them against major growers or dealers, not those caught with personal
possession of mj
I am talking a nationwide total
> decriminalization of any amount less than 1 ounce for personnel consumption.
why? it's a states rights issue. if any state wants to criminalize MJ,. that should be up to the
state legislature and/or citizen initiatve.
imo, the feds shouldn't deal with MJ possession at all.
but that's my opinion, they certainly CAN.
NV recently tried a citizen initiative to legalize MJ. it failed.
You are wrong, there are many people incarcerated in
> Southern and Federal prisons for just small amounts of marijuana.
show me one that didn't have lots of priors and/;or aggravating circumstances.
for example, somebody who is on parole or probation AND then gets caught with a joint could get jail
time. that is not uncommon. that's called violating parole/probation and is a differnt offense than
mere possession
> People taking up bed space while they release child molesters and rapists back on society.
>
hey, i'm all for decrim. you are preaching to the choir. but spare me NORML's propaganda. the
reality is that personal possession of mj is dealt with very leniently in the USA. jail time is
almost never sentenced, and if it is, it's something like 2-3 days, commonly. fines are also usually
very light.
it's hardly as draconian and normal claims it is.
whit
> hwhit wrote:
> > "JJ" <
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> >
> >>about a fifth were sentenced for a drug crime (21%)
> >>
> >>The above statistic makes me feel real good. All those thousands of people and billions of
> >>dollars spent to incarcerate pot smokers.
> >
> >
> > pot smokers are incarcerated extremely rarely.
> >
> > deal with facts...
> >
> > the vast majority of drug offenders in prisons and/or jails got there
for
> > multiple offenses, hard drug offenses etc.
> >
> > pot possession, in small amounts is practically de facto decrim in most jurisdictions.
> >
> > the people incarcerated for drugs are almost never there for simple mj possession.
> >
> > that's reality.
> >
> >
> > It
> >
> >>really makes me feel safe knowing we lock up people smoking a joint or growing a few plants for
> >>their personal consumption. Money well spent as we release rapists and child molesters back on
> >>society because of lack of bed space. America should decriminalize soft drugs
> >
> >
> > many jurisdictions HAVE decrim'd mj.
> >
> > some have done de jure decrim, and many others de facto decrim.
> >
> > whit
> >
> > and focus law
> >
> >>enforcement efforts and money on violent criminals.
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>>Ho hum...happy holidayz:
> >>>
> >>>
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm#lifetime *********************************** exzerpt
> >>>********************** Based on current rates of first incarceration, an estimated 32% of black
> >>>males will enter State or Federal prison during their lifetime, compared to 17% of Hispanic
> >>>males and 5.9% of white males.
> >>>******************************************************************
> >>>
> >>>Could this be at all due to (gasp!), *GENETICS* ??
> >>
> >
