Marijuana legalization must include justice reform
By David Dinenberg, opinion contributor, The Hill
"... Across our country, we routinely take a pledge that ends in “with liberty and justice for all.”
Yet
that fundamental promise has been broken in six of the eight states
that have legalized recreational marijuana use, as tens of thousands of
people remain in state prison for nonviolent marijuana crimes.
The
majority of America is now cannabis friendly; nearly 60 percent of our
nation’s population resides in states with some form of legalized
marijuana. 29 states plus Washington, D.C. have legalized medical
marijuana and eight
of those states have also legalized marijuana for recreational use:
Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon,
Washington and Washington DC.
Now, it’s the responsibility of these eight state governments, concerned citizens and the leaders of the marijuana industry to also demand justice reform for those who have been the past victims of the war on marijuana, those that will not enjoy the privileges and freedoms that come with this new legislation." ...
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