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RE: Should Imprisoned Drug Offenders Be Released Upon Legalization?
Awesome article! I have never thought about this. Yes, I believe making marijuana against the law is unjust from the get-go. But the damage has been done and the fact is there's a whole lot of people incarcerated right now for having in their possession that very plant. To answer the question directly, I say let'em go. Sadly, I don't see that happening in the near future. This enlightened culture just won't allow it.
Thanks, bub. It probably ruffles less feathers to just leave them there. Releasing prisoners on a large scale - as a general concept, regardless of the rationale - makes your average citizen nervous. Let the vocal minority protest and get nowhere. I mean, it's not like justice is a thing; just do whatever meets your ends.
That being said, I never presume to guess at precisely what those ends may be, or what power-mongers will do in the specific. There are too many variables, too many ways to skin a cat, and they're thinking from a vastly different perspective. The one thing we do know, is that whatever they come up with, it will be motivated solely by personal interest, not lofty notions of philosophy, morality or serving the public interest.