“Yes, treatment is a better option. I believe prison should be reserved for the big pushers.”

— Richard Peasah, network architect, Lawrence

“Yes. I think everyone deserves a chance. Just because you make one mistake doesn't mean you will make another.”

— Bernice Lewrance, registered nurse, Lawrence

“Yes I do. Our jails are clogged with marijuana offenders, and we have spent millions of dollars on a failed war on drugs. Studies have shown that treatment works.”

— Michael Stoecker, delivery driver, Lawrence

“Yes. I think it is better to try and help them and rehabilitate them than punish them. Drug abuse is more of an illness than a crime.”

— Monica Dibben, preschool teacher, Lawrence