Criminal marijuana prohibition is a failure. Over 20 million Americans have been arrested for marijuana offenses since 1965. We believes that the time has come to amend criminal prohibition and replace it with a system of legalization, taxation, regulation, and education.Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 100 million Americans. According to government surveys, some 25 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than 14 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Our public policies should reflect this reality, not deny it.Driven by the Drug War, the U.S. prison population is six to ten times as high as most Western European nations.
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