The movement to decriminalize drug use recently gained a major ally. The Republic of Mexico decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs. Drug rehabilitation, rather than punishment, is now “encouraged,” and a third drug possession offense will subject the offender to drug treatment, although no way “Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession for Personal Use”
Are Juveniles Lawfully Subject to Life without Parole?
The United States Supreme Court will entertain oral argument today on the issue of whether a life sentence without parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a non-murder offense violates the Eight Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court has already decided that juveniles are not subject to “Are Juveniles Lawfully Subject to Life without Parole?”