How Cannabis is Treated Unfairly

Is CANNABIS Treated Unfairly? A 2007 UK study suggests current drug classification is flawed. Two expert panels studied and ranked commonly used drugs based on: 1. Physical harm to user 2. Tendency to induce dependence 3. Effect of its use on family and society The US government ranks drugs on a scale from Schedule I (most dangerous) to Schedule V (least dangerous) The UK government classes drugs on a scale from A (most dangerous) to C (least dangerous) US Classification UK Classification Study Ranking most dangerous Heroin Schedule I Class A Cocaine Schedule II Class A The expert panels consisted of health, science, and crime professionals. Alcohol Speed Tobacco Cannabis Legal Schedule II Legal Schedule I Legal Class B Legal Class C Class A Class A More information can be found at www.medicalnewstoday.com/ articles/65988.php Schedule I Schedule I LSD least dangerous Ecstasy Netherlands Cannabis Tax Revenues 2008 Drug Arrests $600,000,000/year $ Cannabis possession Cannabis trafficking All other drug arrests "There are currently more than 2 million people in American prisons or jails. Approximately one-quarter of those people...have been convicted of a drug offense. The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other country.' -Justice Polícy Institute Projected US Cannabis Tax Revenues $778,200,000/year http://money.cnn.com Annual Causes of Tobacco Average cost per 435,000 Death From Drugs state prison inmate: Alcohol in the US 85,000 Prescription drug reactions 32,000 Inmates held in state prisons for drug offenses: 253,000 Illicit drug use 17,000 Cannabis Cost per year to imprision drug offenders: $6,245,301,475 sources: health.howstuffworks.com, medicalnewstoday.com, cannabisculture.com, stopthedrugwar.org, and drugwarfacts.org kookybat 2010 Is CANNABIS Treated Unfairly? A 2007 UK study suggests current drug classification is flawed. Two expert panels studied and ranked commonly used drugs based on: 1. Physical harm to user 2. Tendency to induce dependence 3. Effect of its use on family and society The US government ranks drugs on a scale from Schedule I (most dangerous) to Schedule V (least dangerous) The UK government classes drugs on a scale from A (most dangerous) to C (least dangerous) US Classification UK Classification Study Ranking most dangerous Heroin Schedule I Class A Cocaine Schedule II Class A The expert panels consisted of health, science, and crime professionals. Alcohol Speed Tobacco Cannabis Legal Schedule II Legal Schedule I Legal Class B Legal Class C Class A Class A More information can be found at www.medicalnewstoday.com/ articles/65988.php Schedule I Schedule I LSD least dangerous Ecstasy Netherlands Cannabis Tax Revenues 2008 Drug Arrests $600,000,000/year $ Cannabis possession Cannabis trafficking All other drug arrests "There are currently more than 2 million people in American prisons or jails. Approximately one-quarter of those people...have been convicted of a drug offense. The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other country.' -Justice Polícy Institute Projected US Cannabis Tax Revenues $778,200,000/year http://money.cnn.com Annual Causes of Tobacco Average cost per 435,000 Death From Drugs state prison inmate: Alcohol in the US 85,000 Prescription drug reactions 32,000 Inmates held in state prisons for drug offenses: 253,000 Illicit drug use 17,000 Cannabis Cost per year to imprision drug offenders: $6,245,301,475 sources: health.howstuffworks.com, medicalnewstoday.com, cannabisculture.com, stopthedrugwar.org, and drugwarfacts.org kookybat 2010 Is CANNABIS Treated Unfairly? A 2007 UK study suggests current drug classification is flawed. Two expert panels studied and ranked commonly used drugs based on: 1. Physical harm to user 2. Tendency to induce dependence 3. Effect of its use on family and society The US government ranks drugs on a scale from Schedule I (most dangerous) to Schedule V (least dangerous) The UK government classes drugs on a scale from A (most dangerous) to C (least dangerous) US Classification UK Classification Study Ranking most dangerous Heroin Schedule I Class A Cocaine Schedule II Class A The expert panels consisted of health, science, and crime professionals. Alcohol Speed Tobacco Cannabis Legal Schedule II Legal Schedule I Legal Class B Legal Class C Class A Class A More information can be found at www.medicalnewstoday.com/ articles/65988.php Schedule I Schedule I LSD least dangerous Ecstasy Netherlands Cannabis Tax Revenues 2008 Drug Arrests $600,000,000/year $ Cannabis possession Cannabis trafficking All other drug arrests "There are currently more than 2 million people in American prisons or jails. Approximately one-quarter of those people...have been convicted of a drug offense. The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other country.' -Justice Polícy Institute Projected US Cannabis Tax Revenues $778,200,000/year http://money.cnn.com Annual Causes of Tobacco Average cost per 435,000 Death From Drugs state prison inmate: Alcohol in the US 85,000 Prescription drug reactions 32,000 Inmates held in state prisons for drug offenses: 253,000 Illicit drug use 17,000 Cannabis Cost per year to imprision drug offenders: $6,245,301,475 sources: health.howstuffworks.com, medicalnewstoday.com, cannabisculture.com, stopthedrugwar.org, and drugwarfacts.org kookybat 2010 Is CANNABIS Treated Unfairly? A 2007 UK study suggests current drug classification is flawed. Two expert panels studied and ranked commonly used drugs based on: 1. Physical harm to user 2. Tendency to induce dependence 3. Effect of its use on family and society The US government ranks drugs on a scale from Schedule I (most dangerous) to Schedule V (least dangerous) The UK government classes drugs on a scale from A (most dangerous) to C (least dangerous) US Classification UK Classification Study Ranking most dangerous Heroin Schedule I Class A Cocaine Schedule II Class A The expert panels consisted of health, science, and crime professionals. Alcohol Speed Tobacco Cannabis Legal Schedule II Legal Schedule I Legal Class B Legal Class C Class A Class A More information can be found at www.medicalnewstoday.com/ articles/65988.php Schedule I Schedule I LSD least dangerous Ecstasy Netherlands Cannabis Tax Revenues 2008 Drug Arrests $600,000,000/year $ Cannabis possession Cannabis trafficking All other drug arrests "There are currently more than 2 million people in American prisons or jails. Approximately one-quarter of those people...have been convicted of a drug offense. The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other country.' -Justice Polícy Institute Projected US Cannabis Tax Revenues $778,200,000/year http://money.cnn.com Annual Causes of Tobacco Average cost per 435,000 Death From Drugs state prison inmate: Alcohol in the US 85,000 Prescription drug reactions 32,000 Inmates held in state prisons for drug offenses: 253,000 Illicit drug use 17,000 Cannabis Cost per year to imprision drug offenders: $6,245,301,475 sources: health.howstuffworks.com, medicalnewstoday.com, cannabisculture.com, stopthedrugwar.org, and drugwarfacts.org kookybat 2010 Is CANNABIS Treated Unfairly? A 2007 UK study suggests current drug classification is flawed. Two expert panels studied and ranked commonly used drugs based on: 1. Physical harm to user 2. Tendency to induce dependence 3. Effect of its use on family and society The US government ranks drugs on a scale from Schedule I (most dangerous) to Schedule V (least dangerous) The UK government classes drugs on a scale from A (most dangerous) to C (least dangerous) US Classification UK Classification Study Ranking most dangerous Heroin Schedule I Class A Cocaine Schedule II Class A The expert panels consisted of health, science, and crime professionals. Alcohol Speed Tobacco Cannabis Legal Schedule II Legal Schedule I Legal Class B Legal Class C Class A Class A More information can be found at www.medicalnewstoday.com/ articles/65988.php Schedule I Schedule I LSD least dangerous Ecstasy Netherlands Cannabis Tax Revenues 2008 Drug Arrests $600,000,000/year $ Cannabis possession Cannabis trafficking All other drug arrests "There are currently more than 2 million people in American prisons or jails. Approximately one-quarter of those people...have been convicted of a drug offense. The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other country.' -Justice Polícy Institute Projected US Cannabis Tax Revenues $778,200,000/year http://money.cnn.com Annual Causes of Tobacco Average cost per 435,000 Death From Drugs state prison inmate: Alcohol in the US 85,000 Prescription drug reactions 32,000 Inmates held in state prisons for drug offenses: 253,000 Illicit drug use 17,000 Cannabis Cost per year to imprision drug offenders: $6,245,301,475 sources: health.howstuffworks.com, medicalnewstoday.com, cannabisculture.com, stopthedrugwar.org, and drugwarfacts.org kookybat 2010 Is CANNABIS Treated Unfairly? A 2007 UK study suggests current drug classification is flawed. Two expert panels studied and ranked commonly used drugs based on: 1. Physical harm to user 2. Tendency to induce dependence 3. Effect of its use on family and society The US government ranks drugs on a scale from Schedule I (most dangerous) to Schedule V (least dangerous) The UK government classes drugs on a scale from A (most dangerous) to C (least dangerous) US Classification UK Classification Study Ranking most dangerous Heroin Schedule I Class A Cocaine Schedule II Class A The expert panels consisted of health, science, and crime professionals. Alcohol Speed Tobacco Cannabis Legal Schedule II Legal Schedule I Legal Class B Legal Class C Class A Class A More information can be found at www.medicalnewstoday.com/ articles/65988.php Schedule I Schedule I LSD least dangerous Ecstasy Netherlands Cannabis Tax Revenues 2008 Drug Arrests $600,000,000/year $ Cannabis possession Cannabis trafficking All other drug arrests "There are currently more than 2 million people in American prisons or jails. Approximately one-quarter of those people...have been convicted of a drug offense. The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other country.' -Justice Polícy Institute Projected US Cannabis Tax Revenues $778,200,000/year http://money.cnn.com Annual Causes of Tobacco Average cost per 435,000 Death From Drugs state prison inmate: Alcohol in the US 85,000 Prescription drug reactions 32,000 Inmates held in state prisons for drug offenses: 253,000 Illicit drug use 17,000 Cannabis Cost per year to imprision drug offenders: $6,245,301,475 sources: health.howstuffworks.com, medicalnewstoday.com, cannabisculture.com, stopthedrugwar.org, and drugwarfacts.org kookybat 2010