tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8263849407788072019..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Ohio voters may follow Oklahoma's lead to reduce drug penalties, fund treatmentGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17315980352075814382018-11-06T14:56:54.807-06:002018-11-06T14:56:54.807-06:00Dealing is a revenue issue and the IRS has plenty ...Dealing is a revenue issue and the IRS has plenty of drug kingpin laws to seize property from those that make real money from illegal drug sales. User level drug quantities are violations that waste prison cells and provide jobs to those that couldn't pass the police exams but want to carry a badge and gun anyway. Texas should use laws to raise revenue like Singapore does instead of using jails as a network of "gated communities." Fancy cars, houses, boats, jewelry and land should be confiscated from big time dealers and sold at auction to, hopefully, ease taxes on the rest of us. If the Texas "get even" mentality must be employed, well then, a small fine for those that carry small quantities of pot and let's make sure the person's life doesn't get ruined by the event. Think back Texas-----what happened to the cowboys of the 1800's that smoked weed-------absolutely NOTHING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com