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Lanya

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« on: November 22, 2006, 10:21:49 PM »
    Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released today. The total is the highest ever recorded by the FBI, and comprised 42.6 percent of all drug arrests in the United States.

    "These numbers belie the myth that police do not target and arrest minor marijuana offenders," said NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre, who noted that at current rates, a marijuana smoker is arrested every 40 seconds in America. "This effort is a tremendous waste of criminal justice resources that diverts law enforcement personnel away from focusing on serious and violent crime, including the war on terrorism."
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2006, 02:19:31 AM »
I keep expecting a bi-partizen push to change these laws , there is a mandate waiting.
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2006, 02:53:41 PM »
Questions to ask:

Are marijuana laws revenue neutral?

Is prosecution a cost center or revenue generator?

Would constituents be happy replacing these revenues with a property or sales tax increase?

or are they quite happy letting the other guy carry the burden?



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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2006, 04:45:53 PM »
Looks like a great strain on our budget.   Police man-hours, court systems, judges, lost work time to defendents, aid to families with dependent children if the person's put in jail, all are a huge drain. 
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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2006, 01:12:56 AM »
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Looks like a great strain on our budget.   Police man-hours, court systems, judges, lost work time to defendents, aid to families with dependent children if the person's put in jail, all are a huge drain. 

DUI laws have the same effect. Should they be done away with also?
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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2006, 07:25:50 PM »
No.
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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2006, 08:01:55 PM »
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No

Why not?
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