MrIMStoned

If you're going to be technical, I should point out that you're not a criminal until convicted of said crime.

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Vizzy

omg y is it everytime someone askes a very simple question like "if inmates should be giving weed" and then everyone that reply's gets all judgmental and people start making shit more complicated then it is. you got people looking up definition, and getting facts togeather and a guy worte a fucking 5 paragraph reply on this shit. i mean DAM i dont even write that much on an essay at school. just answer and move on. i dont think the guy that wrote the question asked what the dam definition of a criminal is lol. just chilllll

ya i think they should get weed i mean it gets depressing in there but the main people that should get some weed is the people in solitary confinement. i mean shur they prly did something realy bad to get there but i mean 23 fucking hours all alone after a while it starts to take its toll.

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nikk

Prison is suppose to be a place you don't want to be...
Think of the thousands of people who are homeless right now, imagine if you got free weed and a meal 3 times a day in prison...Hmmm crime rate goes up about 25%.
Hell mine as well give them catered food too.

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UpInFlames

People who get convicted of a marijuana related charge are criminals. They are not innocent, because they DID break the law. Now obviously I don't think it's right to be put in jail because of weed, but it is a law, and you are taking the risk when you use it. It's not like these people are being framed, they knew the law, they decided to risk it, and they got caught. Yes it sucks, but they're going to have to pay the price, that's just the way life is.

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Cosmic_Smoke

I either saw this on a show, or read it somewhere, but some prisons actually look the other way with stuff like pot, because it actually does lead to a more peaceful environment. But it would NEVER be officially handed out. Thats not to say it wouldn't do any good.

MrIMStoned

It doesn't have to be that way. If everyone who smoked weed stood together, they couldn't arrest all of us.

bluedeadbear

Haha yeah man its called a music festival. But on a serious note, I agree with you that weed shouldn't be illegal. Although, our government has a lot of economic reasoning for making Marijuana illegal. As bullshit as they may be, they're our government and we're not supposed to like everything they do. As we can see, many people in our make decisions that only help them or help people out in the short run. As we have seen in a dozen or so states already, Marijuana legal punishments have been reduced although it is gonna be a long and strange trip to complete Marijuana legalization.

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Gee

I don't see cannabis as being given a reward, more of a relaxant to help ease the stressful job for the prison guards. This post isn't about making life better for the inmates, more so making it easier for those that have to deal with them. I see your point since for us a smoke is something of a luxury, but it could certainly be used as a relaxant.

I understand entirely that it will never happen and also that it doesn't always promote peace and happiness. My point is that maybe a strong indica would mellow a lot of the aggression. It couldn't exactly make it worse right? 23 hours a day, locked in a cell with a clear mind is just a recipe for disaster.

I think next time I'll start a "My mum busted me.. what do I do now!" thread

One would like to think that people aren't there for petty crimes but you'd be wrong. Sheriff Joe Apraio is the bloke who runs the place and he even admits that the majority of inmates are there for drug related crimes. They interview him on "The Union" and it is mind boggling to hear a man in charge of a prison talk about drug users like they are murderers.

I'm not saying the government would or even should do this, I just thought it was an interesting idea worthy of some conversation. Obviously it wouldn't completely eliminate violence within a prison but there would have to be a cut in the violent tension and in turn make the prison guards job a hell of a lot easier.

Hmmm I'm not sure homeless people would commit crimes to get free cannabis in prison, I'd imagine they already do commit crimes to get food and shelter.

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Gee

That probably happens anyway

Gee

That sounds a lot like prohibition to me. Making something illegal is what creates a currency.