To summarize, this editorial cartoon is stating that it is costing us so much money putting these individuals in the “joint” meaning prison, just because they smoked a “joint.” The satire is in the statement “which joint is a bigger drag on the system.” The satire being that a marijuana “joint” is not as big of a burden on the united state’s court system as the $9 billion price tag of locking marijuana offenders in the “joint”, meaning prison. This is effective in showing the viewer that putting these minor offenders in prison is costing the public $9 billion a year, however it is not effective in stating all the benefits if marijuana was legalized and this $9 billion a year not being spent. Overall, this is a very effective editorial cartoon on the legalization of marijuana.
Works Cited
"Decriminalize Marijuana." Cagle Post RSS. N.p., 08 June 2012. Web. 07 Jan. 2015.
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