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From page 11... ... These suggestions have been prompted by the failure of current policies to deter large numbers of users, the consequent criminalization of large numbers of young Americans, and the high social costs of such law enforcement. A number of professional associations ant agencies have also gone on record in support of the removal of all criminal penalties for the private pos session and use of marijuana as a means of reducing the economic costs of law enforcement and the social costs of arrest or imprisonment (criminalization) Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... Second, Juries are likely to be more Sympathetic to a "mere" user, who may be ill-advised, than to a dealer making a profit from the weaknesses of others. Offenses treated under the vice model (partial prohibition) Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... On the question of the fear of health dangers, Drug Abuse Council survey data show that such fear decreased significantly over those years but has increased since 1976. The state of Maine, which repealed criminal penalties for marijuana use in May 1976, surveyed the effects of legislation in July and August 1978 (State of Maine Department of Human Services, 1979~. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... Costs of Prohibition of Use The costs of policies directed at the user are not negligible, although actual savings in law enforcement costs attributable to repeal of prohibition of use per se are difficult to estimate. The difficulty arises in part because marijuana arrests have decreased nationally in recent years, reflecting the overall tendency to relax enforcement of marijuana laws, and that change could lead to inaccurate estimates of the impact of repeal. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... Yet, "it is standard practice for law enforcement agencies to report such offenses to prospective employers, licensing agencies, and other authorities as 'narcotic drug arrests"' (testimony of Jay Miller, American Civil Liberties Union, to the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, 1977~. Thus young users, who are often otherwise lawabiding people, are subject to an arrest record, or even a prison teem, with implications extending into many aspects of their lives. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... concurs in the view that marijuana laws that criminalize the millions of Americans who have used marijuana engender disrespect for the law. Public Attitudes Toward Partial Prohibition Although the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse concluded that prohibition of supply only would be a better policy than prohibition of supply and use, it felt that a serious disadvantage of such a course would be the upset and moral outrage such a policy would engender. Read the entire page →

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... These suggestions have been prompted by the failure of current policies to deter large numbers of users, the consequent criminalization of large numbers of young Americans, and the high social costs of such law enforcement. A number of professional associations ant agencies have also gone on record in support of the removal of all criminal penalties for the private pos session and use of marijuana as a means of reducing the economic costs of law enforcement and the social costs of arrest or imprisonment (criminalization)

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From page 12...

... Second, Juries are likely to be more Sympathetic to a "mere" user, who may be ill-advised, than to a dealer making a profit from the weaknesses of others. Offenses treated under the vice model (partial prohibition)

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From page 13...

... On the question of the fear of health dangers, Drug Abuse Council survey data show that such fear decreased significantly over those years but has increased since 1976. The state of Maine, which repealed criminal penalties for marijuana use in May 1976, surveyed the effects of legislation in July and August 1978 (State of Maine Department of Human Services, 1979~.

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From page 14...

... Costs of Prohibition of Use The costs of policies directed at the user are not negligible, although actual savings in law enforcement costs attributable to repeal of prohibition of use per se are difficult to estimate. The difficulty arises in part because marijuana arrests have decreased nationally in recent years, reflecting the overall tendency to relax enforcement of marijuana laws, and that change could lead to inaccurate estimates of the impact of repeal.

Read the entire page →

From page 15...

... Yet, "it is standard practice for law enforcement agencies to report such offenses to prospective employers, licensing agencies, and other authorities as 'narcotic drug arrests"' (testimony of Jay Miller, American Civil Liberties Union, to the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, 1977~. Thus young users, who are often otherwise lawabiding people, are subject to an arrest record, or even a prison teem, with implications extending into many aspects of their lives.

Read the entire page →

From page 16...

... concurs in the view that marijuana laws that criminalize the millions of Americans who have used marijuana engender disrespect for the law. Public Attitudes Toward Partial Prohibition Although the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse concluded that prohibition of supply only would be a better policy than prohibition of supply and use, it felt that a serious disadvantage of such a course would be the upset and moral outrage such a policy would engender.

Read the entire page →

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