... crime rate would be lowered. If the herb is readily available it will eliminate the need of underground dealers. Currently laws enforcing marijuana prohibition further overcrowd our jails and divert scarce public safety resources away from issues and problems that really need attention. Stiffer sentencing on drug offenders has overcrowded jails in the United States so much that violent criminals including ... ...

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... , federal law in America still fails to apply past lessons to current policy. By stubbornly defining all marijuana smoking as criminal, America scrutinizes prosecutorial resources, clogs courts, fills costly and scarce jail and prison space, and needlessly imposes on the lives and careers of genuinely good citizens. Advocates for legalization emphasize that an abundance of time, money, and power is being ... ...

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... crime rate would be lowered. If the herb is readily available it will eliminate the need of underground dealers. Currently laws enforcing marijuana prohibition further overcrowd our jails and divert scarce public safety resources away from issues and problems that really need attention. Stiffer sentencing on drug offenders has overcrowded jails in the United States so much that violent criminals including ... ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate