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Drug Policy

tularetom

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3. Police and correctional officer unions are among Browns biggest contributors

Reply to Upton (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 07:55 PM

Oct 2013

And they need drug possession to be a crime in order to justify continuing high levels of funding and therefore higher salaries.

It's actually no more complicated than that.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Drug “Defelonization” Bill.. [View all] Upton Oct 2013 OP

WTF Moonbeam Politicalboi Oct 2013 #1

The percentage of minorities in our jails/prisons is already lopsided. Link Speed Oct 2013 #2

You the "well-off, middle age White Guy" already walks the majority of the time.. Upton Oct 2013 #5

Police and correctional officer unions are among Browns biggest contributors tularetom Oct 2013 #3

I'd rather not see any discretion at all. Make it all misdemeanors. JoeyT Oct 2013 #4

13 other states already have similar laws.. Upton Oct 2013 #6

This is silly... Galileo126 Oct 2013 #7