California's Answer to the Recession

Proposition 390 introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano
Could cannabis pull California out of the deepening economic recession? One lawmaker thinks it can.

Ammiano's argument that AB 390 would free police to pursue more serious crime has more merit. Laws against marijuana use seem especially troubling, given the large number of Americans who admit marijuana use, including two presidents and one U.S. Supreme Court justice. So, less-punitive attitudes toward drug offenders are favorable for several reasons. Long prison sentences for those involved with drugs have contributed to the bloated prison population, which is overwhelming the state budget. Drug penalties, for example, for possession with the intent to distribute may rival penalties for crimes that involve far greater risk to personal safety. Unlike alcohol use, marijuana use is not associated with violent crime.

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