Louisiana man serving life sentence for $20 worth of marijuana released.

[TheGreenHornet]

Marijuana is not the harmless drug many have been led to believe.

Marijuana Not a 'Safe Drug,' Review Finds - MedicineNet

Contrary to popular belief, marijuana is not a safe drug, particularly for teens, a new review reveals.

www.medicinenet.com

I do not have a problem with it being prescribed to those who have a medical condition that may be helped with using marijuana.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

Gee, 12 years for a pinch of weed

They had something else on him, without a doubt. Political if not something that could have been criminal.

You ever heard of a Negro in jail that did not have a long rap sheet?

In fact most of them have a long rap sheet by the time they get out of H.S.

The media as usual refuse to tell the whole truth....the simple fact they have said nothing about his history is a strong indicatior he was a repeating offender.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

Almost 70 % of Louisiana prisoners are black.

https://www.vera.org/downloads/pdfdownloads/state-incarceration-trends-louisiana.pdf

The Color of Crime - American Renaissance

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www.amren.com

 

[justinacolmena]

Marijuana is not the harmless drug many have been led to believe.

Mildly intoxicating.

medical condition that may be helped with using marijuana

Absolutely worthless for any sort of medical condition.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

Gee, 12 years for a pinch of weed

They had something else on him, without a doubt. Political if not something that could have been criminal.

Winslow had previously been convicted of three non-violent crimes: a business burglary when he was 17, a car burglary 10 years later, and possession of cocaine when he was 36.

High Incarceration Rate of Blacks Is Function of Crime, Not Racism - American Renaissance

Claims of criminal-justice bigotry both false and useless.

www.amren.com

 

[Likkmee]

Marijuana is not the harmless drug many have been led to believe.

Mildly intoxicating.

medical condition that may be helped with using marijuana

Absolutely worthless for any sort of medical condition.

Works excellent for glaucoma and I have some that'll make you think you're on acid if you smoke(or eat) a good bit.

 

[pknopp]

Almost 70 % of Louisiana prisoners are black.

https://www.vera.org/downloads/pdfdownloads/state-incarceration-trends-louisiana.pdf

Poor people and public defenders? I have sat on a jury a time or two.

We will get around to that sooner or later. What happens is the P.D. is funded by the fines people pay so the P.D. has a vested interest to get people to plead guilty to something.

There is no much to clean up in our "justice system" but this reform will come.

 

[pknopp]

Gee, 12 years for a pinch of weed

They had something else on him, without a doubt. Political if not something that could have been criminal.

Winslow had previously been convicted of three non-violent crimes: a business burglary when he was 17, a car burglary 10 years later, and possession of cocaine when he was 36.

High Incarceration Rate of Blacks Is Function of Crime, Not Racism - American Renaissance

Claims of criminal-justice bigotry both false and useless.

www.amren.com

Nice, a site promoting "White Identity".

 

[DigitalDrifter]

He was not exactly an innocent angel:

"Winslow had three prior convictions of non-violent crimes: business burglary, car burglary and cocaine possession"

 

[pknopp]

He was not exactly an innocent angel:

"Winslow had three prior convictions of non-violent crimes: business burglary, car burglary and cocaine possession"

No one said he was. What was said was that the sentence was no more proper than what he had earlier done. He should have served a few years on both earlier charges and nothing on the rest.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

He was not exactly an innocent angel:

"Winslow had three prior convictions of non-violent crimes: business burglary, car burglary and cocaine possession"

No one said he was. What was said was that the sentence was no more proper than what he had earlier done. He should have served a few years on both earlier charges and nothing on the rest.

In Louisiana a repeat offender gets a mandatory life sentence.

 

[pknopp]

He was not exactly an innocent angel:

"Winslow had three prior convictions of non-violent crimes: business burglary, car burglary and cocaine possession"

No one said he was. What was said was that the sentence was no more proper than what he had earlier done. He should have served a few years on both earlier charges and nothing on the rest.

In Louisiana a repeat offender gets a mandatory life sentence.

Which will soon be stopped.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Glad some conservatives are starting to admit that the over-criminalization of drugs; especially weed is stupid and always was stupid.......but having to admit the liberals were right is just too much; so let's pretend it was the liberals idea to criminalize it...

SCOTUS Confronted With Racist and Discriminatory History of Cannabis Criminalization | New Jersey Law Journal

In a landmark appeal that could change U.S. drug policy forever, nine amicus briefs were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court demanding that the federal statute that criminalizes marijuana, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), be declared unconstitutional.

www.law.com

 

[initforme]

It's time to legalize it all, tax it, treat it looks me alcohol. People are going to use drugs. It's what americans do. Always been that way. You'd be surprised how many wealthy businessmen, highly successful people use drugs more harsh than pot.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

To me, the guy is lucky that he was released considering the entire track record that is in his possession. At the end of the day, was he really owed anything?

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly