“All people make mistakes. All of us are sinners. All of us are criminals. All of us violate the law at some point in our lives. In fact, if the worst thing you have ever done is speed ten miles over the speed limit on the freeway, you have put yourself and others at more risk of harm than someone smoking marijuana in the privacy of his or her living room. Yet there are people in the United States serving life sentences for first-time drug offenses, something virtually unheard of anywhere else in the world.” PeopleIfsWorldFirstsStatesDoneFactsLawUnitedRoomsMistakeUnited StatesOur LivesRiskWorstDrugTenLimitsFirst TimeSentencesSpeedHarmCriminalsMilesSmokingPrivacyMaking MistakesSinnerServingMarijuanaOffenseWorst ThingsLiving RoomUnheardFreewaysSpeed LimitsPeople Make Mistakes Book:The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Source: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
“My theory is that everything went to hell with Prohibition, because it was a law nobody could obey. So the whole concept of the rule of law was corrupted at that moment. Then came Vietnam, and marijuana, which clearly shouldn't be illegal, but is. If you go to jail for ten years in Texas when you light up a joint, who are you? You're a lawbreaker. It's just like Prohibition was. When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society, you see?” PeopleIfsYearsWholeMomentsLightHappensLawAcceptingHellTheoryTenNormalConceptsThings HappenIllegalThat MomentJailTexasVietnamMarijuanaJointsRule Of LawProhibitionLight UpBreaking The Law Author:Orson Welles
“I don't believe that laws against things that people do regularly, like safe and responsible use of marijuana, make any sense.” PeopleBelieveUseLawSafeResponsibleDon't BelieveMarijuana Author:Peter B. Lewis
“I never would force the Justice Department to go to California and arrest people getting medical marijuana, when that's the law there.” PeopleLawForceJusticeMedicalCaliforniaDepartmentMarijuanaMedical Marijuana Author:Ron Paul
“I took great pride in my performance on and off the field, and often questioned why our culture embraces alcohol while simultaneously stigmatizing those who choose to consume a less harmful alternative, marijuana…it is inconsistent, both legally and socially, for our laws to punish adults who make the ‘safer’ choice.” LawChoicesCultureFieldsPrideAdultsPerformancesEmbraceAlcoholAlternativesMarijuanaAnd OffInconsistent Author:Mark Stepnoski
“I agree that marijuana laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of marijuana -- if it's prescribed by a physician. I cannot understand why the federal government should interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, nor why it would ignore the will of a majority of voters who have legally approved such legislation.” IfsShouldUseGovernmentLawDoctorsAgreeMajorityPatientMedicalFavorsVotersMarijuanaPhysiciansInterfereLegislationFederal GovernmentProhibitionApprovedOverdue Author:Abigail Van Buren
“Tax day was yesterday. And marijuana growers are complaining that they can't write off a single expense thanks to federal laws. Well, apparently someone tried to claim the Phish tour as his home office and that's not going to happen.” WritingWellsHomeHappensLawTaxesOfficeClaimsComplainingYesterdayThanksExpensesMarijuanaTax DayHome OfficePhish Author:Conan O'Brien