The Real Cost of the War on Weed

T:EREAL COST OF THE WAR ON WEED %$4 1,552,432 ARRESTED FOR DRUG ABUSE IN 2012 42.4% POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 5.9% EVERYTHING ELSE SELLING/GROWING MARIJUANA AVERAGE PRISON SENTENCE FOR MARIJUANA BASED CRIMES: 36.8 MONTHS ANNUAL CoST PER INMATE: 49,824 INMATES PERYEAR $21,000.00 $15,746,304,000.00 PER YEAR ANNUAL DEATHS IN THE USA ALCOHOL 29,001 HEROIN 6,235 MARIJUANA HOMICIDE PHARMACEUTICALS FIREARMS 38,329 16,121 33,636 L Sources: @thechillbud https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/ 2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/persons-arrested/persons-arrested THECHILLBUD http://mic.com/articles/54803/this-is-how-much- marijuana-prohibition-costs-you-the-taxpayer http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Causes_of_Death #sthash.wczgFgl.dpbs www.THECHILLBUD.com %24 %24