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good: The City of Brotherly Love recently enacted some pretty sensible weed laws. The result? Philadelphia’s been saving a ton of money and not clogging up its criminal justice system with nonviolent drug offenders. This is what happens when politicians let reason, not morality, guide their legislation: Guess all those Town Hall tweets asking Obama about legalizing marijuana were onto something. About a year ago, Philadelphia pretty much decriminalized possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana by giving offenders the option to enroll in a three-hour class that would expunge the offense from their records. The incident goes down as a summary offense, rather than a misdemeanor. Now, District Attorney Seth Williams estimates the city has saved $2 million over the past year. Read more on GOOD → I’m not saying I’m pro-mary-jane, but this is a great example of social change. 

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The City of Brotherly Love recently enacted some pretty sensible weed laws. The result? Philadelphia’s been saving a ton of money and not clogging up its criminal justice system with nonviolent drug offenders. This is what happens when politicians let reason, not morality, guide their legislation:

Guess all those Town Hall tweets asking Obama about legalizing marijuana were onto something. About a year ago, Philadelphia pretty much decriminalized possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana by giving offenders the option to enroll in a three-hour class that would expunge the offense from their records. The incident goes down as a summary offense, rather than a misdemeanor. Now, District Attorney Seth Williams estimates the city has saved $2 million over the past year.

Read more on GOOD →

I’m not saying I’m pro-mary-jane, but this is a great example of social change. 

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    hey, Texas! get with the program!
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    I keep asking people for one good thing about this town. Found it! Now if PA could just get its head out of the new...
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    I’m glad Good is covering this Philadelphia experiment, but I don’t like this way of framing it, as a conflict between...
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    I’m not saying I’m pro-mary-jane, but this is a great example of social change.
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    I don’t smoke, but OOO STRAWBERRY. Flavored cigars smell like candy.
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