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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
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TALKING POINT #1:
Decriminalizing marijuana frees up police resources to deal with more serious crimes.
TALKING POINT #2:
Far more harm is caused by the criminal prohibition of marijuana than by the use of marijuana itself.
TALKING POINT #3:
Decriminalization does not lead to greater marijuana use.
TALKING POINT #4:
Criminal laws prohibiting marijuana possession do not deter marijuana use.
TALKING POINT #1: Decriminalizing marijuana frees up police resources to deal with more serious crimes.
heres some general stats: the refernces can be found on the page i linked above.
60,000 individuals are behind bars for marijuana offenses at a cost to taxpayers of $1.2 billion per year.
Taxpayers annually spend between $7.5 billion and $10 billion arresting and prosecuting individuals for marijuana violations. Almost 90 percent of these arrests are for marijuana possession only.
And since its DECRIMINILIZED in California:
The state of California saved nearly $1 billion dollars from 1976 to 1985 by decriminalizing the personal possession of one ounce of marijuana, according to a study of the state justice department budget.
Marijuana arrests have more than doubled since 1991, while adult use of the drug has remained stable. During this same period, the number of arrests for cocaine and heroin fell by approximately 33 percent.
Police arrest more Americans per year on marijuana charges than the total number of arrestees for all violent crimes combined, including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
those quotes only cover Talking Point 1, I suggest people read them all.
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WTF are you talking about. Do you mix with the general population or are you confined to a room and are basically disengaged?
Let me tell you a small story. I own a bar here in San Diego and one night I had some clown come in all high on weed. My bartender didn't serve him because he was fucked up on the shit. The next thing I know this dirtbag pulls out a hunting knife and begins to swing it around. Had to call 911. Six cop cars show up and pull out their weapons. This guy was so high, he wouldn't listen. Eventually, he threw the knife down and was arrested. What was found on him was just about 5 oz of weed and that is it.
This shit makes people do fucked up things. Maybe not to all but it only takes a couple of people to cause havoc.
Needless to say, I lost money that night because the bar was cleared out.