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  Same level as heroin, but cocaine is Schedule II whereas marijuana is Schedule I.  So it's treated as worse than cocaine according to that.
context: The private prison lobby needs to be disbanded. The fact that private prisons are even a thing is insane. I bring this up because the industry actively lobbies to keep weed illegal to boost their incarceration rate - as they get paid by the state per inmate and make money off of prison labor. Private prisons are financially motivated to keep recidivism rates high - which should be the EXACT opposite of what prisons should shrive for. >
  
  Some prison contracts fine the state if incarceration rates fall below a certain percentage >
  
  Slavery is never okay. >
  
  They need to amend the 13th amendment. It bans slavery Except in prison...so if you remove the incentive to incarcerate, the whole game changes. >
  
  The fact many people don’t know this is still legally being implemented today is alarming >
  
  We need to deschedule marijuana entirely or at least lower it.
  I don't smoke pot (nor do I ever plan to) but it's nuts it's on the same level as cocaine and heroin in terms of treatment under the Controller Substances Act.
  I'll also note medical use of marijuana also prohibits firearms ownership. I don't think potheads are any worse than alcoholics, and you can still own a firearm as an alcoholic.