Proponents of Legalized Marijuana in North Dakota Say It Could Drive Criminal Justice Reform

BISMARCK, ND (trfnews.i234.me) Backers of legalized marijuana in North Dakota say it could lead to criminal justice reform.
backers of a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use in North Dakota say it could be a major step for criminal justice reform David Owen chair of legalized North Dakota says marijuana convictions are overcrowding prisons he also knows he cost more than forty thousand dollars a year to lock someone up but only about eight thousand dollars to send someone to college in the state that means for every one person we’re putting in prison that’s four to four to 1/2 scholarships that we didn’t give to kids looking to go to college in to advance themselves North Dakota has a second highest rate of arrest for marijuana users in the nation according to the FBI North Dakotans also face some of the stiffest penalties opponents of legalization water could lead to increased you–some on youth and safety issues from people driving under the influence