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Marijuana Facts
Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005, The total is the highest ever recorded by the FBI,
and comprised 42.6 percent of all drug arrests in the United States. The same year, only 603,503
arrests were made for violent crimes.
There are no documented cases of anyone dying of an overdose of marijuana.
In 2005, nearly 88.5% of all arrests for Marijuana in the US were for possession alone.
Cannabis - the most durable of the hemp plants - produces the toughest cloth, called "canvass," which was widely used as
sails for shipping because it would not rot on contact with sea spray.
The pulp from the Hemp Plant can be used as fuel. It can be burned as is or processed into charcoal, methanol, methane,
or gasoline.
There are over 60 chemicals in marijuana which may have medical uses.
The list of diseases for which cannabis can be used includes (but is not limited to): multiple sclerosis, cancer, AIDS,
glaucoma, depression, epilepsy, migraine headaches, asthma, pruritis, sclerodoma, severe pain, and dystonia.
One of the newest uses of hemp is in construction materials. Hemp can be used in the manufacture of 'press board' or
'composite board.'
Hemp can be used to make a cotton-like cloth (early Levis were made of hemp) that needs few pesticides to grow. Cotton uses
one half of the total pesticides used in the US.
Marijuana was made illegal in the US in 1937. Before that, its use was legal in most states.
Reason Magazine reported in 2003 that enforcement and treatment used for the war on drugs costs Federal, State, and Local
Governments a total of over $19,000,000,000. (Nineteen Billion Dollars!)
As of May 15, 2007, 12 states have passed laws legalizing the medical use of marijuana.
According to the organization LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) the drug war costs 69 Billion Dollars per year.
It is legal for physicians to prescribe methamphetamine, morphine, and cocaine, but not legal for physicians to prescribe
marijuana.
Who do you want making your health care decisions? You and your doctor, or the police and politicians?
Nearly 800,000 Americans are arrested on marijuana charges each year - that's one arrest every 40 seconds. And 9 out
of 10 arrests rae for possession, not sales.
Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginning of pottery. The oldest
relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 B.C.
Hemp has many non-food uses. Hemp is made into body care products, lamp lighting, printing, lubrications, household stain
removers, varnishes, resins, and paint. Back in 1935, approximately 58,000 tons of hemp seed was used just to make non-toxic
paint and varnish.
According to Jeffrey Miron, Professor of Economics from Harvard University, revenue from taxation of marijuana sales would range
from $2.4 billion per year if marijuana were taxed like ordinary consumer goods to $6.2 billion if it were taxed like alcohol or
tobacco.
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What Would Happen if Marijuana Were Decriminalized?
A discussion at the New York Times
June 29, 2009
Two years ago we ran a quorum debating the pros and cons of decriminalizing marijuana. Since then, a largely theoretical debate has moved quite substantially toward the realm of reality, with a growing number of states and municipalities having changed their laws. The details from place to place vary greatly and are very much a patchwork; the most prominent state to make a move is Massachusetts. The California legislature, meanwhile, is wondering whether marijuana could save its economy — which, as we read just this morning, is badly in need of saving.
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Canadian pot activist to plead guilty in Seattle
Prince of Pot said Wednesday he'll appear in a Seattle court this summer to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.
June 3, 2009
The lawyer for Canada's Prince of Pot said Wednesday he'll appear in a Seattle court this summer to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. Emery admits making millions selling the seeds through his Vancouver-based mail-order business. He says he used the money to finance his battle against the U.S. drug war. Emery has been the subject of extradition proceedings since his 2005 arrest by Canadian police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials. He was facing life in prison if convicted on all counts.
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Oregon to Grow, Distribute, Tax Medical Marijuana
The Oregon Legislature's latest idea for a tax? Medical marijuana.
March 13, 2009
The state would take over growing and distributing marijuana to patients in the medical-marijuana program under a bill introduced Wednesday. Sponsored by Rep. Ron Maurer, a Republican from Grants Pass, the bill imposes a $98-per-ounce tax, which would cover the state's cost of operating and securing the production center. "I'm not a pot guy, but the water's under the bridge. That's not the issue," Maurer told The Oregonian newspaper. "Let's not even discuss that. Let's discuss is the program working? The answer is unequivocally no, that the program is not working." Democrat Rep. Chris Harker, told the Statesman Journal newspaper that the measure "takes medical marijuana off the streets and into a safer and more secure environment."
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Cops Building Case Against Michael Phelps
Don't they have anything better to do in Columbia, South Carolina?
February 12, 2009
Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, a lawyer for one arrested person said Thursday. After the photo was published Feb. 1, Sheriff Leon Lott said his office would investigate and possibly bring a charge against Phelps, though his spokesman has not specified what the offense might be. Apperently, Sheriff Lott has no serious crime to focus his attention on in his otherwise crime-free county.
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