According to government figures, nearly 70 million Americans have smoked marijuana at some time in their lives. 18 million have smoked marijuana within the last year, and ten million are regular smokers. Almost all of the people arrested for marijuana are arrested for possession. And because of harsh federal and state penalties, these people may be sentenced to lengthy jail terms. I think this is an abuse of drug laws in a great nation. The marijuana laws …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…improving crime rates, and superior budget spending for the country. Also, illegal drug use would go down and the policemen and law enforcers could spend more time on serious criminals if the laws were changed. The nations jals would be much less crowded and money on the prisoners could be used elsewhere. It is not crazy to think that if America followed the Netherlands and other countries footsteps, our country would be a better place.