Poll: should non-violent prisoners(specifically those whos Only charge was growing/posessing bud) be released?

According to a 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics survey of state and Federal prisoners, approximately 12.7% of state prisoners and 12.4% of Federal prisoners were serving time for a marijuana-related offense.
remember that this only for possesion and trafficking, no violence involved
The Court of Appeals contended that marijuana meets the legal criteria for classification in schedule I, the most restrictive schedule under the Controlled Substances Act.28
Annual Causes of Death in the United States
Tobacco 435,000
Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity 365,000
Alcohol 85,000
Microbial Agents 75,000
Toxic Agents 55,000
Motor Vehicle Crashes 26,347
Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs 32,000
Suicide 30,622
Incidents Involving Firearms 29,000
Homicide 20,308
Sexual Behaviors 20,000
All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect 17,0001,
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin 7,600
Marijuana 0
thats right, ZERO
uh, btw i haven’t smoked in a few months. im doing this because of what i believe in not because i’m a "pothead" what kind of messed up excuse is that?