article_snippet: we have these ridiculous drug laws, which makes it nearly impossible to get a job once you've been arrested.
article_snippet: The United States has 5% of the world's population but 25% of The United States prisoners -- by far the most of any country.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, between 2009 and 2012, the top 1% of Americans captured 95% of all income growth.
article_snippet: This is a welcome step, because of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001-2010, nearly 90% was for simple possession, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
article_snippet: And while whites and blacks use the drug at the same rate, blacks were arrested four times as often, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
article_snippet: That's not to say all of the ex-cons in the 12-by-12 ring are nonviolent drug offenders.
article_snippet: But Some are out of jail now, and don't have the luxury of waiting to see if debates going on in Washington actually result in laws.