CRIME »» SUBSTANCE ABUSE »» FENTANYL »» Mar 08, 2021

Alaska, Connecticut, Colorado, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine and Washington have decriminalized the recreational use of marijuana - and most believe other states are about to follow. Recent surveys have found that 61% of Americans now feel marijuana should be legalized. About 75% feel that efforts to enforce anti-marihuana laws are more costly than beneficial. Marijuana supporters claim alcohol, tobacco and prescription drug use kills at least 500,000 Americans each year, but no deaths have been directly attributed to marijuana use. They say it is a waste of humanity and resources to incarcerate so many non-violent offenders. They also say political pressure, not medical research, caused this drug to be outlawed in 1936. Health advocates claim Marijuana can relieve symptoms associated with HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer