Marijuana policies: A call to shift from a criminal justice approach to a public health approach
Progress, but as legal cannabis comes online we must watch for cronies looking to exploit new laws. This includes cronies in the “public health” sphere.
(From The Hill)
Marijuana possession continues to be treated as a criminal matter, even though, historically, there are no examples of criminal law solving a public health matter. In effect, this punitive approach has supported mass incarceration for relatively minor offenses, placing an excessive burden on taxpayers, destroying communities, and perpetuating racial biases.
Reprinted from: https://www.ac2news.com/2020/01/marijuana-policies-a-call-to-shift-from-a-criminal-justice-approach-to-a-public-health-approach/
