Marijuana
Regulation & Taxation
We've all seen the propaganda. Now let us see the facts.
Did you know ....
Approximately 80,000 people were arrested for marijuana in the U.S. in 2007
That is one every 36 seconds
So, please explain this....
But if marijuana is legalized there will be even MORE marijuana overdoses and deaths!
This video contains important information and statistics
MPP's Bruce Mirken on The Rachel Maddow Show 03/11/2009
Albert Einstein once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
The "War On Drugs" has been in effect for more than 40 years. Currently, approximately 20 billion dollars per year are spent on the "War On Drugs" while estimates indicate that taxation and regulation of marijuana in the U.S. would generate an estimated 14 to 40 billion dollars per year in revenue. "Within the past 40 years, the U.S. government has spent over $2.5 trillion dollars fighting the War on Drugs. Despite the ad campaigns, increased incarceration rates and a crackdown on smuggling, the number of illicit drug users in America has risen over the years and now sits at 19.9 million Americans." www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1887488,00.html
“Prohibition is a drain on the public purse. Federal, state and local governments spend roughly $44 billion per year to enforce drug prohibition."
http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/06/03/can-obama-end-the-war-on-drugs/