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2. MARIJUANAHEMP It is a naturally growing Strongest Natural Fiber Plant in the world It has Medicinal Purposes Multipurpose Glaucoma Can be Eaten Epilepsy Can be used to make Nausea BioFuel Insomnia Used to make paper and Super High LD-50cloth No proven serious long-term Easy to grow cause it is effects after all a Weed. 3. 20 grams or less Any Amount 1,000 Fine with possible jail 1 year and 1,000 (1st time)time up to a year (Misdem.) 25 plants or more 15 days mandatory 10,000 Fine and 15 years 90 days Mandatory Having a Bong with resin on Sale of Drug Related you Items 1 year and 1,000 3 years (felony) Mandatory Minimum Sentence State. 4. LEGALIZATION PROHIBITION 5. Current Medical Prices: Local Cost: 21 a gram 11 a gram 600 an Oz (28) 308 an Oz 9,600 a Lb 4,928 a Lb Annual Cost to Enforce 95% of Original Cost to (7.7 BILLION Federal Budget) enforce is removed 10,078,000,000 Billion Budgetfor CDC alone Added average 13% State 2,400,000,000 Billion Budget Sales Tax Revenuefor the FDC alone Hypothetical Addition of Income Loss of Approx. Income 1,702,537 people ($27,800 avg. income) 6. Extended approximately 14 years Attributed Directly to a spike in Crime throughout the time period It gave birth to gangsters such as Al Capone Lucky Luciano Machine Gun Kelly Created the Speak-Easy 500 Million Dollars per year (7 billion total) 7. CANNABIS ALCOHOL 8. How does Cannabis Currently effect the Economy?Using Medical Marijuana as an example. Cannabis has benefited our economy but only put a bandage on a bullet wound in the largerspectrum. Should Cannabis be Legalized? Educate yourself on the Plant by doing research and then develop your own informed opinion. 9. The Union: The Business behind Getting High http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/200 http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addicti 9/02/budget_crunch_f.html on/issues/marijuana.html http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/ http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytext4557.html books/economicbotany/Cannabis/index.html Marijuana Reconsidered by Dr. Lester http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/magazinesGrinspoon /fortune/medical_marijuana_legalizing.fortune Ultimate Grow by Jorge Cervantes /index.htm?postversion=2009091116 The Magic Weed http://www.justice.gov/dea/ongoing/pipedre http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id= ams.html 5478 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2003/Februar http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009 y/03_crm_106.htm /nov/18/colorado-to-tax-sales-of-medical- http://www.businessweek.com/investor/conte marijuana/ nt/jul2006/pi20060706_849785.htm http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/a http://www.bop.gov/news/research_projects/ rchives/2009/03/legalize_mariju.html published_reports/pub_vs_priv/oreprres_note. http://www.mpp.org/states/district-of- pdfcolumbia/news/senate-committee-weighs- http://www.lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/crim_jus costs.html tice/cj_anl08008.aspx Cannabis Bible http://www.dc.state.fl.us/secretary/press/200 Undisclosed Sources 8/budget2.html 10. Qs and As