John Boehner’s claim that ‘we have literally filled up our jails’ with people for minor marijuana possession

John Boehner’s claim that ‘we have literally filled up our jails’ with people for minor marijuana possession

In the federal system, the numbers for marijuana possession are astonishingly low. Only 92 people in 2017 were sentenced for marijuana possession in the federal system out of a total of nearly 20,000 drug convictions, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. That is one-half of 1 percent.

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No One Serves Jail Time for Smoking Pot

No One Serves Jail Time for Smoking Pot

A currently hip cause is to rail against sentencing pot smokers to jail time. It sounds good considering alcohol is legal, smoking pot is not considered harmful to others, and our jails are already overcrowded, straining taxpayers’ wallets. The only problem is there isn’t a shred of truth to it.

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