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Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011'
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 852726" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Do you mean "decriminalizing" or do you mean "legalization"? They are two completely different things.</p><p></p><p>Marijuana was "decriminalized" in Oregon in 1972, meaning that posession of less than one ounce is a <em>civil infraction </em>with a maximum $500 fine and no jail time. It is the same category of infraction as littering, getting a noise complaint in an urban neighborhood, or not having a license for your dog. A conviction does not appear on your criminal record. My understanding is that almost <em>all</em> states have "decriminalized" the posession of small amounts of marijuana in a similar fashion.</p><p></p><p>The benefits include not overwhelming the criminal justice system, and not saddling otherwise law-abiding people with criminal convictions that will follow them around for the rest of their lives just because they got caught smoking a joint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 852726, member: 14668"] Do you mean "decriminalizing" or do you mean "legalization"? They are two completely different things. Marijuana was "decriminalized" in Oregon in 1972, meaning that posession of less than one ounce is a [I]civil infraction [/I]with a maximum $500 fine and no jail time. It is the same category of infraction as littering, getting a noise complaint in an urban neighborhood, or not having a license for your dog. A conviction does not appear on your criminal record. My understanding is that almost [I]all[/I] states have "decriminalized" the posession of small amounts of marijuana in a similar fashion. The benefits include not overwhelming the criminal justice system, and not saddling otherwise law-abiding people with criminal convictions that will follow them around for the rest of their lives just because they got caught smoking a joint. [/QUOTE]
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