IMHO I think this country has lost its grip on reality to even allow this. This 61 year old whos singing has enriched the lives of millions of people, got busted for having a lipstick case full of joints…whooooo!!! I don’t smoke dope myself but don’t want millions of tax dollars spent on keeping people who want to, from doing so.
734,498 Americans were arrested in 2000 on marijuana charges - 88 percent of them for mere possession.
approximately 36,560 people are in jail today after being convicted solely on marijuana charges.
Law enforcement authorities have only a finite amount of time and resources to investigate and prevent crimes. So every moment spent arresting, booking, and prosecuting a marijuana user is a moment that can't be spent tracking down terrorists and other dangerous criminals.
"A Zogby poll released in December asked whether Americans supported arresting and jailing marijuana smokers, especially 'in light of the events of September 11 and the increased attention to the threat of terrorism,' he said. "A majority of 61 percent opposed such arrests, 33 percent supported them, and 6 percent were undecided. "
"So politicians who want to continue waging the War on Marijuana Smokers aren't just helping real criminals, they're also out of the mainstream."
info obtained from lp.org
