... jail time, Foster was willing to plead guilty but his offered was denied. In January of 1997, Foster was sentence to ninety-three years in prison and fined sixty-five thousands dollars (Lawler 39). Take a look at this situation and ask yourself whether or not this was justified? In the ... can benefit in different ways as well as solve many issues that we have in our country and world. Legalizing marijuana can help with our overcrowding prison problem. It can also help provide us a cleaner environment because of what hemp can replace. Hemp can be used to make paper rather that ... but w...

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... an expensive battle, as a great deal of resources go into catching those who buy or sell illegal drugs on the black market, prosecuting them in court, and housing them in prison. Ever since the 1970's, the government has spent so many decades on the War on Drugs, without sufficient results, and it may be time for a new approach. While the economic ... growers to sell on the black market again to avoid excessive taxation. According to a PBS interview with Eric Schlosser, 1 in 6 Americans in prison are there on marijuana-related charges (including simple possession), wasting taxpayer mone...

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... arrested every 45 seconds in America. Taken together, the total number of marijuana arrests for 2000 far exceeded the combined number of arrests for violent crimes, including murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.2 We have two factions fighting each other; one those who are pro marijuana and thinks that marijuana is a relatively "safe drug", and those who are anti ... law, possessing one marijuana cigarette or less is punishable by a fine up to $10,000 and one year in prison, the same penalty as for possessing small amounts of heroin and cocaine. Cultivatio...

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