For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars. We have been talking about this for years, and many of these are low-risk offenders. It was bad enough previously and now worse than ever, and ruining society. In fact, the California Health and Hemp Initiative 2008 would improve that situation.
Original link...
We found this 070772.pdf on lao.ca.gov, the Legislative
Analyst's Office for California, which summarizes the fiscal effects of the CCHHI2008 as follows: 1) Savings in the several tens of millions
annually to state and local governments and 2) a potential increase of a few million dollars annually to the state drug abuse program.
Are they serious? We think the benefits will be much greater.
Original PDF link...
A new Hemp Museum opened its doors at 2017 N. Pacific Ave. in Santa Cruz to let people know that,
far from being a “devil weed,” as Drug War propagandists like to brand it, cannabis hemp is a useful farm crop and
something of a planetary savior. (First article to mention the new initiative.)
Continue Reading
According to data released by the DEA, 98 percent of all marijuana plants confiscated in the United States.
And here we thought they were the Drug Enoforcement Agency? Everyone knows you can smoke Hemp all day with no effect.
Continue Reading
| 
