The U.S. House yesterday passed a bill to create a commission that would undertake a top-to-bottom review of the nation’s criminal justice system, says its main sponsor, Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA). “Today our prison population is expanding at an alarming rate, with costs to the taxpayers that are unsustainable,” Delahunt said. ”The bill passed tonight will assess the current crisis, reverse these disturbing trends and help save taxpayer money.”
The bill’s primary sponsor in the Senate is Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA). The Senate Judiciary Committee approved it but it is awaiting floor action. Delahunt said the commission is expected to study “all areas of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, local and tribal governments’ criminal justice costs, practices, and policies,” and make recommendations for change. The measure has been endorsed by about 100 organizations.
End cannabis prohibition
I believe that this is long overdue bravo ! President Obama,heres that change you promised us.
I hope this leads to cannabis being taken off the schedule 1 list. Just think of all the money to be saved from not having to prosecute for simple possession. The money saved from not incarcerating. The money police use would be put to better use chasing REAL criminals. And the money to be GENERATED from the sale and taxation.
I’m for cannabis legalization too, but I hope this would go further than that. There’s so many ridiculous laws and ridiculous uses of laws that lock people up. See this recent Economist article to see what I mean: http://www.economist.com/node/16640389
the only injury or harm ot health risk from ’smoking marijuana’ is burning your finger with a lighter. Cannabis is the fountain of youth,people live longer from using marijuana, it has been scientifically proven, it can be used as preventive medicine. In fact, it has been medically determined that cannabis in it’s raw form is one of the most safest, therapeutic substances known to man. The WEBB ACT will reveal the truth about cannabis.
Make It Legal Make It Green/WHEN 10,000 PEOPLE MAIL $4.20 TO THE IOWA BOARD OF PHARMACY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjH61Gw_AcI
Light ‘Em Up – johnny reeferseed & the highrollers Feat Afroman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7K32otobOg
There is absolutley no problem with burning the cops need something better to do than bust pot heads and what we love to do. They need to worry about murderers and rapist instead of spending tax payers hard earned money on a harmless drug that people and the states can benefit from.
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one in 100 americans is incarcerated, the highest rate in the world.1 in 31 is under supervision or locked up.
Something-a lot of things-has to change! This is an outrageous waste and really must end.
We are a mean, draconian society &I don’t understand us..
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End The War On Drugs!
It has taken us about 15 years to go from cassettes player to MP4. At lease we have started to take a look at laws that are also outdated like cassettes player. Thank you President Obama, Rep Cohen (PA), Rep Delahunt and Sen Webb
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this is way more than just legalizing cannabis. This means that all little things that are considered “crimes” will be looked over. This will make the prison system much smaller and much more necessary, as it will hold people that actually deserve to be there.