"As a law-enforcement officer, I know that a simple marijuana arrest takes me off the street for half my shift." -former Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriffs President Does the danger posed by a marijuana smoker justify spending police time, police budgets, and most importantly, the risk to officers' lives, to fight them? Decriminalization would eliminate an illegal drug market that is one of the greatest hazards of a police work. Decriminalization would also ensure that more cops are on the streets to protect our citizens from real crimes. Police Officers Don't Like The Drug War