• Chainweasel
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    2641 year ago

    22 years? Yeah that is disheartening.

    There are several states in the South and Midwest that possession of marijuana can land you life in prison. That’s potentially a 70 year sentence for a young adult.

    Yet these jackasses can attempt to overthrow the US Government and install an unelected dictator and the longest sentence we’ve seen yet is only 22 fucking years?

    Yeah it is disheartening to see the hundreds that got off with house arrest, probation, or even at best landed behind bars for only a year or so.

    • @MTLion3@lemm.ee
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      741 year ago

      Can’t believe the sentencing for weed is still so strong. Like who gives a fuck, just legalize the shit already. I think that most of us can agree that alcohol has just as much of not more potential for harm than weed does and that’s legal.

      • flipht
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        541 year ago

        Not only is alcohol legal, it was made legal again after its own failed prohibition.

        • Telorand
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          161 year ago

          Yes, but have you considered that if we legalize weed, Satan might get your kids?

          /s

      • MxM111
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        211 year ago

        That’s because Jesus drank wine but did not smoke a joint.

          • MxM111
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            71 year ago

            I agree. Christians should rethink interpretation of that passage.

        • @MTLion3@lemm.ee
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          41 year ago

          Or maybe he did - who knows? I know there’s a burning bush in the Bible - maybe it was a metaphor for smoking that good stuff XD

      • @holiday@lemmy.world
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        101 year ago

        Groups of people who like weed being illegal; Police unions, private prison owners, beer/wine/spirit producers, pharmaceutical companies, cartels, private rehab clinics

      • TheLowestStone
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        91 year ago

        Anyone who tries to argue that weed is as or more dangerous that alcohol is not doing so in good faith.

      • BruceTwarzen
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        61 year ago

        Especially when in som part of the country it’s perfectly fine. So much for the united part

    • ZILtoid1991
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      21 year ago

      Also there’s the case of Chaya Raichik, who is now a star of the far-right…