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i am strongly against most aspects of the drug war
in brief, i don;'t think people should be jailed for using illegal drugs
and many illegal drugs i don't even think should BE illegal
with that in mind
in many, if not most jurisdictions, it takes a LOT to get locked up for any period of time
i arrested one juvenile for his EIGHTH stolen car
he had yet to serve more than a month jail time for stealing cars
it's a well known fact in my state, that if yer a juvie, and you steal a car - you get off with a slap
we can't even BOOK them for auto theft. it's only a "c" felony. they get a ride home
seriously
if yer smoking mj, in some states it's not even a crime. it's a civil infraction (ie a ticket with no possibility of jail time: see: california)
my point is that i;'m often surprised at how hard people have to work to get any signficant jail or prison time
but i do agree that locking people up for using drugs is a misguided policy
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