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Drugs, Prison & Economics in America

Bill Clinton said he hit it, but he didn’t inhale it. Barrack Obama did it and inhaled frequently, adding “that was the point.” If you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re talking about marijuana; weed. Considering marijuana accounts for nearly a third of the federal prison drug offender population, and now nine states and D.C. itself has legalized this God-given natural remedy for whatever ails you, don’t you think it’s time we decriminalize it all together? Hey, and let’s decriminalize cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine too! Sound crazy? Think again. In 2001, Portugal became the first European country to decriminalize drugs. Why? Because   common   sense   dictates that incarceration is more expensive than treatment. Yeah ok, it’s a money thing. But in the case of Portugal, decriminalizing drugs has proven to be a human benefit for the entire county. According to the Cato Institute, within five years HIV infections among drug addicts dropped, and drug use amon...