About one third of the prisoners in jail are in for drug-related violations. Most of these prisoners have prior records including violent crimes and other drug violations. First time offenders don’t usually go to jail for possessing marijuana, it’s the repeat offenders who spend time in jail. According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission in 1998, only 33 people sentenced for federal drug crimes involving marijuana were convicted for less then 5,000 grams. Also during 1998, 1,299 people were convicted for possessing between 100,000 and 2,999,999 grams.
To make the numbers at bit easier to understand (or in other stoner terms):
5,000 grams = 10.9 pounds = 9,965 joints
100,000 grams = 219 pounds = 199,500 joints
2,999,999 grams = 6,563 pounds = 5, 985, 285 joints
The US spends $30 billion a year on state prison systems. Drug law enforcement costs the US $20 billion a year. This “War on Drugs” is costing a lot of money, but I feel like it shouldn’t be almost as much as our prison system.
http://www.isp.state.id.us/investigations/marijuana.pdf
To make the numbers at bit easier to understand (or in other stoner terms):
5,000 grams = 10.9 pounds = 9,965 joints
100,000 grams = 219 pounds = 199,500 joints
2,999,999 grams = 6,563 pounds = 5, 985, 285 joints
The US spends $30 billion a year on state prison systems. Drug law enforcement costs the US $20 billion a year. This “War on Drugs” is costing a lot of money, but I feel like it shouldn’t be almost as much as our prison system.
http://www.isp.state.id.us/investigations/marijuana.pdf
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