Most Americans do not want to spend scarce
public funds incarcerating nonviolent marijuana
offenders, at a cost of $23,000 per year. Politicians
must reconsider our country's priorities and attach
more importance to combating violent crime than
targeting marijuana smokers.
Marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers at least
$7.5 billion annually. This is an enormous waste of
scarce federal dollars that should be used to target
violent crime.
Marijuana prohibition makes no exception for the
medical use of marijuana. The tens of thousands of
seriously ill Americans who presently use marijuana…
