... the American way of life. Next came the "Cocainized Niggers" of the 1900's, these fiends would induce themselves into a coked up rage, rape white women, and pillage towns. At least this was the picture that was painted by the newspapers and media. In an article of Literary ... has adopted the policy of decriminalization, and treats the drug problem through counseling and medical treatment. Because of the newly created dilemma of prison overcrowding, intertwined with the increasing harsh punishments for drug offenses, such as the "three strikes" law and mandatory minimum sentencing, anoth...

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... 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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... the lives of, with the exception of their marijuana usage, law abiding and responsible citizens of the United States of America. The average prison sentence served in the United States of America for a murder charge is 6.3 years. The average prison sentence served in the United States of America for a marijuana charge is 10 years. I can not understand how this is feasible in ... any society. I have never seen any news coverage on the fact that a person can rape another person and do less prison time than a person caught growing one marijuana plant. There seems to be no common sense in t...

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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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... 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. Like most citizens, people who smoke marijuana also pay taxes, love and support their families, and work hard to make a better life for their children. Suddenly ... as criminal, including that which involves adults smoking in the privacy of their own homes, we are wasting police and prosecutorial resources, clogging courts, filling costly and scar...

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