Senator Says Pot Legalization Should Be ‘On The Table’
By admin at 27 April, 2009, 4:23 pm
When considering ways to reform the American criminal justice system, one member of Congress says that legalization of marijuana needs to be “on the table.”
According to a blog post on The Hill’s website, Virginia senator Jim Webb has indicated that he may be open to the decriminalization of marijuana or perhaps the legalization of the drug.
In an interview last week with CNN, the Democratic senator said the totality of the drug policy should be scrutinized.
“I think they should examine every aspect of drugs policy to see what’s working and what’s not working, and where the consistencies are and, quite frankly, where the inconsistencies are in terms of how people end up in the system with similar activities,” he told the news outlet.
Webb points out that in the last three decades, the number of people in prison for drug charges has skyrocketed and told CNN that the majority of those people behind bars because of “possession crimes or minor sales.”
Some have said that legalization of marijuana could also bring in tax dollars during these tough economic times.
In a bill presented to the state legislature, California assemblyman Tom Ammiano said taxes on the drug could bring in more than $1 billion into the state.
just do it already! Marijuana is harmless and very helpful in many instances. California is in debt up to its eyes and jails are overflowing with people with minor charges for cannabis. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to realize that the legalization could very well pull us out of debt in the future.
The government has it all twisted… alcohol is dangerous as all get out and is legal. Marijuana has never killed anyone and actually makes sick people feel better, but its illegal. It just makes no sense….LEGALIZE IT!