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bigwillq

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12. No one should be jailed for marijuana use or possession

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2014, 05:45 PM

Oct 2014

or even for selling it.

I don't think anyone should serve time unless it's a violent drug offense. By that I mean, when an act of violence occurs during the sale or transport of the drug.

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Federal Court: ‘We Have Our Doubts That Imprisonment Is An Appropriate Treatment’ For Marijuana Use [View all] kpete Oct 2014 OP

Hopefully not Clarence's granddaughter KamaAina Oct 2014 #1

After graduating from law school, Darrow worked in the law offices of Clarence Darrow elleng Oct 2014 #2

Looks to me with all those qualifications, she lacks common sense. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #4

Why does it need "treatment" phil89 Oct 2014 #3

Good point. tridim Oct 2014 #5

+1 Alkene Oct 2014 #11

Those idiot judges apparently haven't ever bothered to watch the documentary "Reefer Madness" progree Oct 2014 #6

Yet people with multiple DUI's and vehicular homicides get to walk the streets, free. Ikonoklast Oct 2014 #7

Then quit wringing your hands and legalize it Blue Owl Oct 2014 #8

Judges can do that? FrodosPet Oct 2014 #13

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2014 #9

I'm sick and tired of this war on drugs nonsense. redruddyred Oct 2014 #10

No one should be jailed for marijuana use or possession bigwillq Oct 2014 #12

And growhouse burglars... FrodosPet Oct 2014 #14