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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Webby, I believe a staggering percentage of the US jail population is drug related. Mandatory minimums are FAR WORSE than any three strike law.
In some cases a college pot smoker, son of a judge, maybe a future President even, can face decades in prison on a first offense.
In a sense these are political prisoners since politics set the basis for their sentencing.
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No college pot smoker spends a long time(if any) in jail. At the most it's just one night unless they have no money for bail. Alot of places just give you a ticket. Weed is just a misdemeanor unless you have a large amount. I got busted twice for possession in my early days. Even here in Texas it was just a fine of around $500 plus court costs.
It's the hard drugs that will get you in trouble. Felony for most of them but first time offenders can get it knocked down to a misdemeanor a lot of times. Though doing so will usually require going on probation, community service, bigger fines, drug rehab class, etc....