When I was in college, there were 300,000 people incarcerated in the United States; today, there are 2.3 million. 1/3
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Building prisons is a gargantuan urban industry. One of the reasons I want to end the War on Drugs is because almost half of our federal prisoners are nonviolent drug offenders. 2/3
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We should change drug addiction from a criminal issue to a health issue. I don’t want a Drug Czar; I want a Recovery Czar. For a fraction of the money ($100B/yr) that we spend on the War on Drugs every year, we can have a world class network of recovery options. 3/3
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On issue after issue after issue, it’s time to try another way. #Marianne2024
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How Americans who are assisting in the trafficking of hard drugs over the border? Are you planning on reforming them through counseling?
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Replying to @sacapateitas
I assume you're sarcastic? The best way to stem the trafficking of hard drugs over the border is to end the Drug War, undercutting the black market of the drug cartels and giving us the resources to focus on the drug being used as a weapon to destroy us: Fentanyl.

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Replying to @marwilliamson @CalantheUigenna @sacapateitas
It's also critical to understand why so many young people turn to hard drugs in the first place... ... essentially, escape from America's failed economy & leadership. Deaths of despair.. drug abuse that comes from despair. #BIDENOMICS
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I chose that as an example bc depending on how an individual like that gets arrested, they could be classified as a non violent drug related prisoner. In reality they are a career criminal working in organized crime. I doubt they quit the game entirely once their drug is legal.
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