The number one correlator across the nation for changes in our incarceration rates are changes in our sentencing guidelines for marijuana related offenses. While a number of states have already fully legalized marijuana, resulting in a reduction in crime, incarceration and suicide rates, as well as massive surplus to state revenues, other states, like Florida, continue to use it as a way to target minorities for disenfranchisement. We do not have controlled borders between our states, and the full legalization of marijuana must be made at the federal level to ensure the safety of citizens as they travel freely throughout the nation. This must include the full pardon and immediate release of every man, woman, and child currently, or previously incarcerated for a marijuana related offense.
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