Ever since that fateful day in 1937 there has also been millions of Americans that supported (emphasize) the government's choice to criminalize this plant. ... This illustrates Federally Sanctioned medical uses of marijuana (Schedule II). ... keep it criminalized. ... These groups hold tight the moral issues associated with the criminalization of marijuana. ... Suddenly they are arrested, jailed and treated like criminals solely because of their recreational drug of choice. ...

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Researchers have compared the marijuana use between states that have decriminalized marijuana and states that still had criminal sanctions and have found no difference. ... With the criminalizing of marijuana the prison systems has been clogged with hundreds of thousands of people for doing a victimless crime. ... According to John P Morgan, M.D some states such as California and Arizona approved in 1996 to remove state criminal penalties for possessing marijuana for medical use. ...

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An even greater number are punished with probation, fines, and civil sanctions, including having their property seized, their driver's licenses revoked, and their employment terminated. Under federal law, possessing a single joint (or less) of marijuana is punishable by a fine from $1,000 to $10,000 and up to a year in prison .For people on probation or parole for any criminal offense, a marijuana arrest can result in their immediate incarceration. ... Despite these civil and criminal acts, pot continues to be readily available and widely used. ... In the late 1970's law allowed the ...

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