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Re:Stop Treating Marijuana Like Heroin by mbrock on Saturday August 13, 2016 @08:42AM (#12281237)
Some of that might be because they are afraid if they go outside they'll be arrested.
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Re:Stop Treating Marijuana Like Heroin by ryanlol on Saturday August 13, 2016 @09:03AM (#12281298)
Is that actually common? Don't know about the US but haven't seen very much of that in the rest of the world.
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Re:Stop Treating Marijuana Like Heroin by ethanbond on Saturday August 13, 2016 @10:29AM (#12281628)
In the US, it basically depends on how poor and/or black you are. No joke.
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Re:Stop Treating Marijuana Like Heroin by lrem on Saturday August 13, 2016 @09:24AM (#12281381)
Drugs possession is criminal in many places throughout the world. Police departments throughout the world have some kind of quotas. If a quarter is ending and am officer is five cases away from maxing out his bonus, what's to stop him from finding some potheads and cashing in?
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Re:Stop Treating Marijuana Like Heroin by meira on Saturday August 13, 2016 @09:06AM (#12281307)
Yeah, totally common (Brazil)
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Re:Stop Treating Marijuana Like Heroin by bahularora on Saturday August 13, 2016 @11:00AM (#12281727)
It's quite lax here in India.
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