Old Injustice - Cultural Warfare and Marijuana Conviction 4 comments

20 Sep 2010 @ 10:34, by Mike Smith Justice is subjective and the "War on Drugs" is a cultural war. Scooter Libby gets off scot-free for lying and obstructing justice. What happens to those convicted of marijuana offenses? They face life-long consequences: * Sanctions triggered by a marijuana conviction can include loss of access to food stamps, public housing, and student financial aid, as well as driver's license suspensions, loss of or ineligibility for professional licenses, other barriers to employment or promotion, and bars to adoption, voting, and jury service. And they may remove children from the home. * Sanctions triggered by felony marijuana convictions can be more severe than those for a violent crime — and a felony can be as little as growing one marijuana plant or possessing over 20 grams of marijuana. Corp. U.S. prosecuted (read persecuted) approx. 20 million Americans for marijuana since 1965. Corp. U.S. prosecuted 858,408 Americans for marijuana violations in 2009, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report, released Sept 15, 2010 - [link]. The arrest total is the second highest ever reported by the FBI, and marks a 1.3 percent increase in the number of arrests reported in 2008 (847,864).

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