Marijuana and the Government

Potential Tax Revenue from Marijuana Production, by State Wasted Potential A Cost / Benefit Analysis 111 in Age 12+ Admit to Smoking Marijuana at Least Once State Tax Revenue 1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Ohio 6. Michigan 7. Illinois 8. Pennsylvania 9. Washington 10. Virginia $105,400,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 $65,500,000 Marijuana Related 847,864 $48,200,000 Violent Crimes $46,600,000 $34,800,000 594,911 $32,400,000 Possesion Arrests vs. Trafficking Arrests in 2008 $31,600,000 $30,500,000 89% Simple Possesion $2,000,000 $20,900,000 11% Trafficking + 11-50 $340,300,000 Frequency of Marijuana Related Arrests Tax Revenue $778,200,000+ 38 * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption but instead.. 1 Person is Arrested Every Seconds $14,100,000,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 Will Be Spent to Reduce Drug Use and Availability in 2009 at a rate of... $26,809 /perminute Possesion of Marijuana Possesion of a Deadly Weapon or... $446.81 /per second Density of Habitual Marijuana Users | Most sloshspotk Least Source: NORML.org// whitehousedrugpolicy.gov // drugabuse.gov // fbi.gov // usdoj.gov // Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions Potential Tax Revenue from Marijuana Production, by State Wasted Potential A Cost / Benefit Analysis 111 in Age 12+ Admit to Smoking Marijuana at Least Once State Tax Revenue 1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Ohio 6. Michigan 7. Illinois 8. Pennsylvania 9. Washington 10. Virginia $105,400,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 $65,500,000 Marijuana Related 847,864 $48,200,000 Violent Crimes $46,600,000 $34,800,000 594,911 $32,400,000 Possesion Arrests vs. Trafficking Arrests in 2008 $31,600,000 $30,500,000 89% Simple Possesion $2,000,000 $20,900,000 11% Trafficking + 11-50 $340,300,000 Frequency of Marijuana Related Arrests Tax Revenue $778,200,000+ 38 * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption but instead.. 1 Person is Arrested Every Seconds $14,100,000,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 Will Be Spent to Reduce Drug Use and Availability in 2009 at a rate of... $26,809 /perminute Possesion of Marijuana Possesion of a Deadly Weapon or... $446.81 /per second Density of Habitual Marijuana Users | Most sloshspotk Least Source: NORML.org// whitehousedrugpolicy.gov // drugabuse.gov // fbi.gov // usdoj.gov // Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions Potential Tax Revenue from Marijuana Production, by State Wasted Potential A Cost / Benefit Analysis 111 in Age 12+ Admit to Smoking Marijuana at Least Once State Tax Revenue 1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Ohio 6. Michigan 7. Illinois 8. Pennsylvania 9. Washington 10. Virginia $105,400,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 $65,500,000 Marijuana Related 847,864 $48,200,000 Violent Crimes $46,600,000 $34,800,000 594,911 $32,400,000 Possesion Arrests vs. Trafficking Arrests in 2008 $31,600,000 $30,500,000 89% Simple Possesion $2,000,000 $20,900,000 11% Trafficking + 11-50 $340,300,000 Frequency of Marijuana Related Arrests Tax Revenue $778,200,000+ 38 * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption but instead.. 1 Person is Arrested Every Seconds $14,100,000,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 Will Be Spent to Reduce Drug Use and Availability in 2009 at a rate of... $26,809 /perminute Possesion of Marijuana Possesion of a Deadly Weapon or... $446.81 /per second Density of Habitual Marijuana Users | Most sloshspotk Least Source: NORML.org// whitehousedrugpolicy.gov // drugabuse.gov // fbi.gov // usdoj.gov // Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions Potential Tax Revenue from Marijuana Production, by State Wasted Potential A Cost / Benefit Analysis 111 in Age 12+ Admit to Smoking Marijuana at Least Once State Tax Revenue 1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Ohio 6. Michigan 7. Illinois 8. Pennsylvania 9. Washington 10. Virginia $105,400,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 $65,500,000 Marijuana Related 847,864 $48,200,000 Violent Crimes $46,600,000 $34,800,000 594,911 $32,400,000 Possesion Arrests vs. Trafficking Arrests in 2008 $31,600,000 $30,500,000 89% Simple Possesion $2,000,000 $20,900,000 11% Trafficking + 11-50 $340,300,000 Frequency of Marijuana Related Arrests Tax Revenue $778,200,000+ 38 * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption but instead.. 1 Person is Arrested Every Seconds $14,100,000,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 Will Be Spent to Reduce Drug Use and Availability in 2009 at a rate of... $26,809 /perminute Possesion of Marijuana Possesion of a Deadly Weapon or... $446.81 /per second Density of Habitual Marijuana Users | Most sloshspotk Least Source: NORML.org// whitehousedrugpolicy.gov // drugabuse.gov // fbi.gov // usdoj.gov // Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions Potential Tax Revenue from Marijuana Production, by State Wasted Potential A Cost / Benefit Analysis 111 in Age 12+ Admit to Smoking Marijuana at Least Once State Tax Revenue 1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Ohio 6. Michigan 7. Illinois 8. Pennsylvania 9. Washington 10. Virginia $105,400,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 $65,500,000 Marijuana Related 847,864 $48,200,000 Violent Crimes $46,600,000 $34,800,000 594,911 $32,400,000 Possesion Arrests vs. Trafficking Arrests in 2008 $31,600,000 $30,500,000 89% Simple Possesion $2,000,000 $20,900,000 11% Trafficking + 11-50 $340,300,000 Frequency of Marijuana Related Arrests Tax Revenue $778,200,000+ 38 * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption but instead.. 1 Person is Arrested Every Seconds $14,100,000,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 Will Be Spent to Reduce Drug Use and Availability in 2009 at a rate of... $26,809 /perminute Possesion of Marijuana Possesion of a Deadly Weapon or... $446.81 /per second Density of Habitual Marijuana Users | Most sloshspotk Least Source: NORML.org// whitehousedrugpolicy.gov // drugabuse.gov // fbi.gov // usdoj.gov // Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions Potential Tax Revenue from Marijuana Production, by State Wasted Potential A Cost / Benefit Analysis 111 in Age 12+ Admit to Smoking Marijuana at Least Once State Tax Revenue 1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Ohio 6. Michigan 7. Illinois 8. Pennsylvania 9. Washington 10. Virginia $105,400,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 $65,500,000 Marijuana Related 847,864 $48,200,000 Violent Crimes $46,600,000 $34,800,000 594,911 $32,400,000 Possesion Arrests vs. Trafficking Arrests in 2008 $31,600,000 $30,500,000 89% Simple Possesion $2,000,000 $20,900,000 11% Trafficking + 11-50 $340,300,000 Frequency of Marijuana Related Arrests Tax Revenue $778,200,000+ 38 * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption but instead.. 1 Person is Arrested Every Seconds $14,100,000,000 Number of Arrests Made in 2008 Will Be Spent to Reduce Drug Use and Availability in 2009 at a rate of... $26,809 /perminute Possesion of Marijuana Possesion of a Deadly Weapon or... $446.81 /per second Density of Habitual Marijuana Users | Most sloshspotk Least Source: NORML.org// whitehousedrugpolicy.gov // drugabuse.gov // fbi.gov // usdoj.gov // Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions