1. Marijuana Legalization: Is it Right for America?
One of the premises that advocates for legalization try to make is that it would lessen crime on the streets. ... From the information given, I would have to conclude that legalizing marijuana would have little to no effect in reducing crime. ... Those that are incarcerated for marijuana-related crimes will no longer be imprisoned; therefore, the overcrowding issue will improve. ... He concludes the article by providing a statistic, "Colorado Department of Corrections figures show that people imprisoned for marijuana crimes make up about 1 percent of inmates.... " However, opponents...
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