An issue of grave consequence that affects the lives of millions of Americans
Eugene, OR. – Real Green or Just Real Estate?
While communities all across the country lack adequate resources for treatment or prevention, we are spending approximately $50 billion a year on the war on drugs. That’s absurd. We need to get our priorities right … We need to stop criminalizing recreational marijuana use.
Of course, marijuana prohibition is part of a larger failed war on drugs that has led to the great national crisis of mass incarceration. Some 1.5 million people were arrested for a drug related offense in 2016 – over 80 percent of which were for possession alone. We need to stop criminalizing [chemical dependency]. We need to stop criminalizing recreational marijuana use. The criminal justice system is not the answer to drug abuse.
Original Article (Bernie Sanders):
An issue of grave consequence that affects the lives of millions of Americans
Artwork Fair Use: Rick Obst
