Any drug that turns human beings into fiends at a physiological level (meth, cocaine, opiates, alcohol [wait...]) should remain illegal but sentencing should be varying levels of misdemeanor (saying nothing of the peripheral crimes that should be treated on their own merit) and not a felony. So, fines that feed into social and rehabilitation programs relevant to the substance abuse and SOME jail (/rehab) time.
Marijuana should be a legal substance with controls similar to alcohol and tobacco.
I'm not sure about the initial question. I can appreciate the IDEA that it's a deterrent, or that you could argue that felons don't deserve to have their say in a law-abiding democracy, but I don't agree that these two things resonate with the idea of free and democratic society. I definitely lean that they should be able to vote.
Marijuana should be a legal substance with controls similar to alcohol and tobacco.
I'm not sure about the initial question. I can appreciate the IDEA that it's a deterrent, or that you could argue that felons don't deserve to have their say in a law-abiding democracy, but I don't agree that these two things resonate with the idea of free and democratic society. I definitely lean that they should be able to vote.