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In 2019, the US gained a total of 1.7 billion dollars in tax revenue due to the legalization of marijuana. In 2021, that number more than doubled to 3.7 billion dollars. [14] The increase in tax revenue being a driving factor in the legalization of marijuana is similar to the effects of the repeal of prohibition.
The ACLU claims that over 50% of Americans support marijuana legalization [156] and they are advocating for the legalization of Cannabis through the Criminal Law Reform Project. [158] They believe that the resources that are spent on enforcing marijuana law could be better invested in our communities through education and job training. [155]
A February 2021 study published in the Journal of Studies of Alcohol and Drugs concluded that increases in marijuana use among California youth were attributed to legalization and that these ...
Tax dollars have always been seen as one of the best parts of marijuana legalization. In a three-county region of Northern California known as the "Emerald Triangle," the opposite effect has ...
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the legalization of marijuana and how it would affect our economy. Some numbers point to the reduction of government costs of prison ...
Marijuana is poorly researched and understood and has dangerous, unpredictable side effects. Marijuana is a gateway drug and potentially addicting. Countries that experimented with marijuana legalization experienced negative social consequences and again imposed criminal penalties. Marijuana legalization will result in social disintegration.
At a panel discussion on marijuana legalization hosted by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Rep. Ilhan Omar, much of the conversation focused on how reforms imposed upon the Minneapolis ...
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, also known as the MORE Act, is a proposed piece of U.S. federal legislation that would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and enact various criminal and social justice reforms related to cannabis, including the expungement of prior convictions.