You repeat the same myth, the same lie. And fail to realize that "non violent drug offenders" would still be arrested and jailed if drugs were legalized and taxed. Just like any other bootlegger be it alcohol or cigarettes and other tobacco products. Except that's a federal crime, with much harsher sentences. If you make or grow or brew and then sell the shit without a tax stamp, you're looking at 10 years in federal prison.If we took out all nonviolent drug offenders that would be a significant number of people and would certainly help our overcrowding problem.
I don't think you can get past the mantra to even realize what you're saying. Legalizing marijuana or any of the other recreational drugs won't stop arrests. Folks illegally dealing in these will face federal charges instead.
Do you get it yet?
So there you have it, legalizing drugs will NOT have any effect on prison overcrowding. One because the issue is greatly exaggerated, as I pointed out earlier, and two because the "legal" drugs will be regulated and taxed, and if you're caught bootlegging it your ass will go up federal.
You can't be serious.
Although liquore and cigarette bootlegging does in fact happen , how many delaers in those products arebehind bars versus recreational drug offenders?
Lest we forget all people in prison for peripheral crimes involved in the drug trade, like gun running, knee-capping of rivals, drive-by shootings etcetera.