CA Could Lead Our Way Out of the Depression: Legalize Marijuana
Times-Standard reporter Dave Santcliff writes that California could lead the nation out of the depression by legalizing marijuana:
Right now Californians pay $170 million a year for arrests, prosecution and imprisonment of pot offenders, according to statistics released from NORML. Poof! That would go up in smoke, and reduce the prison population as well.
Right now there's talk among lawmakers of an early release program for as many as 58,000 prisoners in the next couple of years because of overcrowding and fiscal shortfalls. There are plenty of good reasons to support AB 390.
As It Stands, it's time to legalize marijuana and jumpstart California's sagging economy into the 21st century.
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