Marijuana
Date Submitted: 12/09/2004 22:55:05
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 3 pages (772 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 3 pages (772 words)
According to government figures, nearly 70 million Americans have smoked
marijuana at some time in their lives. 18 million have smoked marijuana within the last
year, and ten million are regular smokers. Almost all of the people arrested for marijuana
are arrested for possession. And because of harsh federal and state penalties, these people
may be sentenced to lengthy jail terms. I think this is an abuse of drug laws in a great
nation. The marijuana laws …
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…improving crime rates, and superior budget spending for the country. Also,
illegal drug use would go down and the policemen and law enforcers could spend more
time on serious criminals if the laws were changed. The nations jals would be much less
crowded and money on the prisoners could be used elsewhere. It is not crazy to think that
if America followed the Netherlands and other countries footsteps, our country would be a
better place.
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