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Most of the blue states are legal or decriminalized at this point. What's odd is that there hasn't been a push for clemency/pardons when legalization happens.
by nkozyra 4y ago
Most of the blue states are legal or decriminalized at this point.
What's odd is that there hasn't been a push for clemency/pardons when legalization happens.
I don't care about marijuana, it's never been very interesting to me, but it's absurd the amount of human capital that's gone into stopping it and sigmatizing its use in this country.
- tutorialmanager 4y agoThe amount of money spent for police and prison and the number of wasted human years (while in prison) is staggering. At the same time, I wish there was better data on the number of people who have permanent mental illness due to drug use. Is there much causation or just correlation?
- mikeyouse 4y ago> What's odd is that there hasn't been a push for clemency/pardons when legalization happens. There absolutely has been though. California: https://www.pubdef.ocgov.com/programs/dismissal-and-re-sentencing-of-certain-marijuana-convictions https://www.pubdef.ocgov.com/programs/dismissal-and-re-sente... Washington: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/washington-gov-inslee-pardon-thousands-convicted-marijuana-possession-n954981 https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/washington-gov-i... Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/6986-governor-polis-grants-clemency-including-marijuana-pardons https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/6986-governor-polis-g... etc. etc.
- nkozyra 4y ago"when legalization happens" is perhaps the part you missed about my comment. These are things that have happened decades after legalization!