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Por Tony Franco   California's criminal justice system is overcrowded and out of money. Let's get real about drug policy: possessing a small amount of drugs for personal use should NOT be a felony offense. Locking people up for personal low-level drug use wastes jail space and tax dollars, and does nothing to cure addiction or stop the kinds of crime that go along with it. State Senator Mark Leno is urging his fellow legislators to abandon the "lock 'em up" mentality when it comes to low-level drug users with a new bill:  SB 1506 . SB 1506 would treat possession of drugs for personal use as a misdemeanor  instead of a felony, and reduce the maximum penalty from three years to one year. Urge your state senator to reduce the penalty for possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use . California voters want this change: a March 2011 poll showed that a whopping 72% of California voters support reducing the penalty for possession of a small amount ...