Convictions not 175,000 imprisoned

@@christyann1201 Well then, that's still A HECK of ALOT of people "Convicted"....

@@hammyhamhamster5993 yes it is

This is legalized slavery.Let’s address that now !!!

It has repeatedly been shown that young Blacks and Whites use Marijuana at the same rates. Blacks, historically, have arrest and conviction rates for simple possession or paraphernalia 4 to 25 times higher than whites. If fact, this is a prime example of the unequal application of the law, bias.

@@shawnhunter228 lol slavery

Name calling and as in your case, stereotyping. It's all that prohibitionists have left to offer society since virtually every piece of cannabis propaganda out there has been thoroughly debunked, and completely dismissed by a smarter than prohibitionists thought public. Nobody can provide a real reason to continue the "War on Cannabis" because there isn't one. You know, a little live and let live goes a real long way towards ensuring a very long, stress and anger free life. If somebody doesn't approve of cannabis, then by all means, that person shouldn't consume cannabis. Nobody is ever going to force anybody to consume cannabis that doesn't desire to. Plain and simple. Problem solved. Let's allow other hard-working, tax paying adults to make their own choices about cannabis. The government has no business attempting to legislate morality by creating victim-less cannabis "crimes" because it simply doesn't work and has already cost the taxpayers a fortune.

Why do you feel justified in endlessly wasting billions upon billions of our yearly federal tax dollars continuing to arrest, criminalize, incarcerate, and hand out life long permanent criminal records to otherwise hard-working, tax-paying, adult citizens for choosing to consume marijuana although it is far safer than perfectly legal, widely accepted alcohol?

I can answer this one. If you heard it’s cannabis reform. Non-whites are the ones that are less likely to be able to bail themselves out. Racial injustice!

I haven't seen anywhere that most are white. Could you cite a source for that? The counties that comprise a large portion of those affected have Black pluralities.

The "War on Cannabis" has been a complete and utter failure. It is the largest component of the broader yet equally unsuccessful "War on Drugs" that has cost our country over a trillion dollars. Instead of The United States wasting Billions upon Billions more of our yearly tax dollars fighting a never ending "War on Cannabis", lets generate Billions of dollars, and improve the deficit instead. Especially now, due to Covid-19. It's a no brainer. The Prohibition of Cannabis has also ruined the lives of many of our loved ones. In numbers greater than any other nation, our loved ones are being sent to jail and are being given permanent criminal records. Especially, if they happen to be of the "wrong" skin color or they happen to be from the "wrong" neighborhood. Which ruin their chances of employment for the rest of their lives, and for what reason? Cannabis is much safer to consume than alcohol. Yet do we lock people up for choosing to drink? Let's end this hypocrisy now! The government should never attempt to legislate morality by creating victim-less cannabis "crimes" because it simply does not work and costs the taxpayers a fortune. Cannabis Legalization Nationwide is an inevitable reality that's approaching much sooner than prohibitionists think and there is nothing they can do to stop it! Legalize Nationwide Federally Now! Support Each and Every Cannabis Legalization Initiative!

You must be on it

uhhhh no.

It should be. The disparities in the difference in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine is infamous.

Let's not intentionally try to alarm and worry the public about legalizing "all drugs" right now. Because that concept is often used as a scare-tactic by prohibitionists. In an attempt to frighten the public away from cannabis legalization. By clumping cannabis legalization in with the legalization of other drugs, which typically the public finds far more scary and dangerous than relatively benign, often healing cannabis. Cannabis is just about the safest drug out there. Legal or not, and much less dangerous than perfectly legal, widely accepted, endlessly advertised, often glorified alcohol consumption. Which makes cannabis legalization unique, and certainly a much different, and far more urgent matter than the legalization of "all drugs" right now. Let's not lose focus on the real issue at hand here. Cannabis, the only currently illegal recreational drug that is much safer than perfectly legal alcohol. Legalize Cannabis Federally Nationwide Now!

Fear of Cannabis Legalization Nationwide is unfounded. Not based on any science or fact whatsoever. So please prohibitionists, we beg you to give your scare tactics, "Conspiracy Theories" and "Doomsday Scenarios" over the inevitable Legalization of Cannabis Nationwide a rest. Nobody is buying them anymore these days. Okay? Furthermore, if all prohibitionists get when they look into that nice, big and shiny crystal ball of theirs, while wondering about the future of cannabis legalization, is horror, doom, and despair, well then I suggest they return that thing as quickly as possible and reclaim the money they shelled out for it, since it's obviously defective. The prohibition of cannabis has not decreased the supply nor the demand for cannabis at all. Not one single iota, and it never will. Just a huge and complete waste of our tax dollars to continue criminalizing citizens for choosing a natural, non-toxic, relatively benign plant proven to be much safer than alcohol. If prohibitionists are going to take it upon themselves to worry about "saving us all" from ourselves, then they need to start with the drug that causes more death and destruction than every other drug in the world COMBINED, which is alcohol! Why do prohibitionists feel the continued need to vilify and demonize cannabis when they could more wisely focus their efforts on a real, proven killer, alcohol, which again causes more destruction, violence, and death than all other drugs, COMBINED? Prohibitionists really should get their priorities straight and/or practice a little live and let live. They'll live longer, happier, and healthier, with a lot less stress if they refrain from being bent on trying to control others through Draconian Cannabis Laws.

Most people pardoned are white but your __________.

Similar to what all other races has been doing forever.Duh

Miserable people always got something negative to say 😂mind ur business 🙄

racist much?

@@hypnos9336 No, just stating the facts!!! A white guy wouldn't have released all those people!!! It was against the LAW when they were arrested, just because it's legal now, doesn't mean he can release 175,000 prisoners!!!😡😡😡