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"Changing Marijuana Laws Could Save Millions"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this notable political dispatch from Florida.  Here are excerpts: At a time when California is releasing thousands of small time drug offenders from prison, Florida could consider reducing its penalties for people caught with small amounts of marijuana and cocaine.  As Whitney Ray tells us, lessening the penalties could save the state millions and help fill a three billion dollar budget gap. Courtney Scout admits she smokes marijuana about once a week. ?It?s a plant, it grows from the earth.  It?s not a chemical someone concocts in a room.  It?s a plant and I don?t think it should be criminalized,? said Scout. She thinks Florida?s drug laws are too harsh.  A person caught with 20 grams of marijuana in Florida can go to prison for five years...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 06, 2010 (boomark / email).