Ask HN: Will all non-violent drug offenders be released from prison?

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If prohibition ends and the "war on drugs" comes to an end, is it possible that all non violent drug offenders might be released from prison?

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I don't think there are offenders in prison for just smoking a joint. I also don't think they will make Cocaine, Heroin, or Crack-cocaine legal anytime soon (which is most likely why someone is still in prison).

On top of everything, legalization still won't mean you can become a dealer with no rules. There will still be heavy regulations. Vicodin is a legal drug, yet you can still go to jail for going around regulations and selling it out of your house.

Not a chance that the War on Drugs will end. The USA has spent the last 50+ years demonizing some drugs. We have prosecutors whose entire career has been wrapped up in prosecuting drug offenders. It will require a generational change to stop the War on (some) Drugs.

Several federal agencies exist solely to perpetrate the War on Drugs. That's a lot of white welfare to get rid of quickly.

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