Originally published at: Thousands of weed users are still in jail. Marijuana CEOs rake in millions. | Boing Boing
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One idea could be working with a specific department or funding source to ensure that a more-than-adequate percentage of their revenue supports ALL the people eligible for release to get out and re-enter society.
It would make good business sense too: work to release people who obviously enjoy the product but are barred from purchasing it at dispensaries because they’re currently incarcerated.
Asking for any “integrity” in the business model beyond that is expecting too much of a late-stage capitalist enterprise, especially one in a so-called “sin industry”.
Well, nostalgia is for suckers. Because weed is big money
If it means fewer white people thinking they’re rebels and listening to the same three Bob Marley songs on repeat when they partake, that’s a good thing.
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