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It's a shame how many good people have had their lives ruined because of our "war on drugs". When prop 19 passes, I hope they pardon some of the people in jail

by fady 16y ago

It's a shame how many good people have had their lives ruined because of our "war on drugs". When prop 19 passes, I hope they pardon some of the people in jail, especially people who have never had a record, besides their pot offense

usaar333 16y ago
1) Marijuana is an infraction today in California. You can't go to jail for possession. 2) I'd be amazed to find someone in California who's life is actively being ruined due to a possession offense. Any conviction older than 2 years cannot be asked about for employment purposes.
- kristofferR 16y ago
  1. Not true. If you're possessing too much, you're considered a dealer. 2. If you get caught with weed you'll lose your college grant and loans, essentially making it impossible for a lot of great, hard working people, to get a college degree just because they're caught with some weed. Taking away the right to higher education just because of a small possession case is downright inhumane. Not even rapers and murders lose their college grants and loans.
  - usaar333 16y ago
    On #2, will the law change this? I was aware that the grants are controlled by federal law (where marijuana would still be illegal)
- fady 16y ago
  Correct, but I clearly did not say for possession. I personally know a grower who had his house rated, and was sent to jail for 6 years. Reason: he had too many plants. Good people should not go to jail for this, aftermath: he lost his house in a sheriff's sale, his kid was taken away. I'm sure you can find 100 of cases where peoples lives were ruined in their own way, not necessarily yours.
  - matwood 16y ago
    The 'war on drugs' has had a lot of bad side effects. Look up the stories sometime of people who were stopped by the police and happen to have a decent amount of cash on them that gets confiscated because clearly it's drug money.

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It's a shame how many good people have had their lives ruined because of our "war on drugs". When prop 19 passes, I hope they pardon some of the people in jail

by fady 16y ago

usaar333 16y ago
1) Marijuana is an infraction today in California. You can't go to jail for possession. 2) I'd be amazed to find someone in California who's life is actively being ruined due to a possession offense. Any conviction older than 2 years cannot be asked about for employment purposes.
- kristofferR 16y ago
  1. Not true. If you're possessing too much, you're considered a dealer. 2. If you get caught with weed you'll lose your college grant and loans, essentially making it impossible for a lot of great, hard working people, to get a college degree just because they're caught with some weed. Taking away the right to higher education just because of a small possession case is downright inhumane. Not even rapers and murders lose their college grants and loans.
  - usaar333 16y ago
    On #2, will the law change this? I was aware that the grants are controlled by federal law (where marijuana would still be illegal)
- fady 16y ago
  Correct, but I clearly did not say for possession. I personally know a grower who had his house rated, and was sent to jail for 6 years. Reason: he had too many plants. Good people should not go to jail for this, aftermath: he lost his house in a sheriff's sale, his kid was taken away. I'm sure you can find 100 of cases where peoples lives were ruined in their own way, not necessarily yours.
  - matwood 16y ago
    The 'war on drugs' has had a lot of bad side effects. Look up the stories sometime of people who were stopped by the police and happen to have a decent amount of cash on them that gets confiscated because clearly it's drug money.