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"I should point out I am biased; one of my friends was killed after smoking marijuana and driving and another friend is now a dribbling wreck after 10 years regular smoking (one of the smartest people I know now has the intelligence of a 15 year old). I dont see how these problems wont be multiplied :)"

Would you prefer that your friends were instead locked up with several murderers and rapists?

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Well yes.......... rather than be dead....

Seriously though I dont think many people are actually locked up for use nowadays. Im willing to be corrected but I haven't, in my experience, seen it much.

As mentioned below I believe personal possession laws should be refactored towards education, support and therapy (if desired)

That depends on the location. I think that in the USA people are still being locked up for marijuana use, although I guess that trend is thankfully going down. Can anyone confirm that?

Here where I live, in Brazil, you will get a lot of hassle if you're caught for marijuana possession. If you're black or poor, you're probably going to get a lot more hassle (being beaten up and being locked up for some time are almost certain to happen).

Generally, you can get away with 10 grams or something like that, but not without hassle. You better pray to Jah to not get caught :)

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