Should you be still in prison for marijuana when there's stores selling it.

fuzzybuddy

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Yesterday I drove by a huge electronic sign. The ad was for-
Sunshine Marijuana- the most potent and cheapest in Pennsylvania". I never thought I'd see that sign ever and just up the road was the county prison. Then it occurred to me that if you're in prison for selling marijuana, and you always see that road sign, that doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. If you were a low level, nonviolent holder or seller, should you still be in prison, when there's a store selling the stuff less than a mile away?
 

Since they are still in prison, I assume there is a rational. In an attempt to play Devil's Advocate, I tried to fathom what that rational would be, but came up short. Maybe someone can come up with an explanation I could understand, even one that I disagreed with would be a help.
 
JustDave said:
Because they broke the law that was in effect at the time? I'm grasping for a straw here.
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I read an article not very long ago that explained the fact that many of the people still in prison for the now-legalized marijuana are there for other offenses as well and not just possession. (Trafficking, crimes committed when under that influence, etc.)
 
Even in states that have those huge electronic signs ... there are laws governing the sale, possession and use of marijuana.
Those who break those laws may still go to jail. Just because you saw a huge electronic sign may not mean you're qualified to purchase.
EDIT: And certainly not qualified to act as a wholesale agent or retailer
 
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Naturally said:
Even in states that have those huge electronic signs ... there are laws governing the sale, possession and use of marijuana.
Those who break those laws may still go to jail. Just because you saw a huge electronic sign may not mean you're qualified to purchase.
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Good point !
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Yesterday I drove by a huge electronic sign. The ad was for-
Sunshine Marijuana- the most potent and cheapest in Pennsylvania". I never thought I'd see that sign ever and just up the road was the county prison. Then it occurred to me that if you're in prison for selling marijuana, and you always see that road sign, that doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. If you were a low level, nonviolent holder or seller, should you still be in prison, when there's a store selling the stuff less than a mile away?
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I think most states, once they changed the laws, did something about that. Surely many lawyers would be hired to make them do something about releasing low-level offenders still in jail.
 
No, low level non violent offenders should not still be in jail.

Oklahoma did approve medical marijuana. We now have dispensaries with names like "Puff, Puff, Pass".
 

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