Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States and federal prisons and an upwards of 750,000 in local jails for marijuana related crimes. Today there are over 1.5 million Americans serving time in an institution. If marijuana was decriminalized, these numbers were further be reduced again to below 700,000 inmates and save the taxpayers billions of dollars per year. The United States spends an estimated $68 billion per year on prisoners with a third of that number have been incarcerated for non-violent drug crimes including a sixth of those numbers as marijuana drug related offenses. A reduction in the prison population due to decriminalizing marijuana could save an
Rookie of the Year (band) announced details of a UK tour starting the 3rd of January with Mae headlining. Past members were rumored to reunite for this tour. Rookie Of The Year officially release Canova Presents: The Goodnight Moon Part II with new website www.Rookieoftheyearmusic.com Featuring the singles: "Love/Me/Crazy", "Save Me" and "Colors of Summer". In early 2017, it was announced that Rookie Of The Year would be touring as a full band (with a new lineup consisting of Ryan Dunson, Josh Palkin, Jeff Nations, Tyler Bradford Wright and Cam Gillette) for the first time since 2011. The band completed a 6-week national comeback tour