SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT ' EM

Disclaimer...your author of this blog does not use marijuana, alcohol, any illegal drugs, fast foods, or gamble :-) my interest is purely sociological and fiscal. I don't care what you smoke or ingest or do with your money. LWPII 

[Credit an article in recent ACLU newsletter on marijuana law enforcement inequities]

Unfortunately, the problems associated with this silly, pointless "war on marijuana" mirror that of the entire failed criminal justice system. 

It over-criminalizes low-level, victimless offenses. It does not deter. It's VERY costly. It results in United States (notoriously) being the world's largest jailer. We have 25% of the world's prison population with only 5% of the world ACTUAL population. Not to mention the millions under court supervision (probation), at huge cost.  

There are many more efficient ways to ensure our safety than keeping 2 million people behind bars!  This especially true when many were productive workers & first offenders of non-violent, victimless crimes.