Marijuana Has Destroyed And Transformed The Lives And...

Marijuana has destroyed and transformed the lives and futures of many people. It was friday night when Alejandro 19 year-old and his friend Joe 22, both college students were arrested by the possession of 3 cigarettes marijuana. Their plan was to go to the house of their group of friends to practice music after a long week of work at school. they were about to get to their destiny when a police officer pull them over because one of car lights was not working. The police officer perceived the smell of marijuana of some cigarettes that alejandro and joe had in the car, he noticed that they possessed marijuana. They did not were arrested but they had to go to court to pay a fine by the possession of marijuana. Three months later Alejandro†¦show more content†¦According to Jordan Cunning a Judicial Law Clerk for a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the author of the article Nonserious Marijuana Offenses And Noncitizens: Uncounseled Pleas And Disproportionate Cons equences. explain that, At least fourteen states and the District of Columbia have changed their drug laws to make first time simple possession of marijuana a civil infraction† (527). In other states where marijuana is not decriminalized is considered a crime that is punishable by time in jail or expensive fines. Patrick K. O Brien a British academic and Historian professor of the London School of Economics and Political Science. On the interviews that he realized in the scholarly journal Medical Marijuana And Social Control: Escaping Criminalization And Embracing Medicalization.he explained that They were aware of the high number of arrests for nonviolent marijuana possession and the consequences of an arrest. Participants reported denial of student loans, suspension or expulsion from school, being fired from part-time jobs, losing financial support from their parents, or having to use their own funds (which they often lacked) to finance fines or legal representation. (42 3) The lives of marijuana users is affected in the all social and personal aspects by the simple act of the use and possession of marijuana. The majority of people