Marijuana legalization by the numbers

Washington (CNN) prosecutor Jeff Sessions announced in January that the guidelines of the Obama era were canceled. And prohibits the federal government from implementing anti - marijuana law in countries with cannabis - friendly laws.

This change, depending on how it is managed, may affect countries legalizing marijuana for recreational or medical purposes, and violates Federal public opinion that supports respecting Federal rules To do.

Federal law stipulates that marijuana is illegal, but in most states and the District of Columbia it is legalized for its use, or has been legalized for medical reasons. California has officially legalized recreational marijuana to New Year, but few states are legitimate for entertainment purposes, Sessions move may be the largest and richest in the federal government and the United States not. Legal confrontation between states

Marijuana can be sold casually in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, nine states, and District of Columbia. In other 21 provinces, only certain forms of medical marijuana are permitted, but in 16 states the use of medical cannabis extracts is restricted

According to the Gallup poll survey in October 2017, 64% of Americans answered that they support legalization of marijuana. This is the best score in polls over 40 years.

According to opinion polls, 72% of Democrats are 61% of the past three years - even 51% of Republicans - only 34% are receiving legal support at the same time.

According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University in August 2017, medical marijuana has almost universal support in the United States. 96% of the majority of adults - independent, 95% of Democrats, 90% of Republicans are supporting it

According to the same opinion survey, three-quarters (75%) of Americans stated that they opposed federal law against cannabis in countries where medical and recreational drugs are legalized. In any case, Republicans are most likely to support the implementation of federal law - but this figure is still only a third

According to the latest data of drug abuse National Laboratory, 44% of Americans over the age of 12 years use marijuana at least once in their lifetime. Most people (52%) are using lifeline for people aged 18-25 years old. It includes 33% over the past 12 months.

Legal patents grew to 6.6 billion dollars in the industry, a seventh of medical marijuana and one-third of recreational marijuana. According to data from New Frontier Data, a research company that analyzes the marijuana industry, the industry is expected to quadruple over the next 10 years.

If the US legalizes marijuana, the number of cannabis users will increase. Today there are 15.2 million marijuana users, while there are 129 million alcohol users and 79.9 million tobacco users. The number of cannabis users may not increase rapidly to the current amount of alcohol or tobacco, but if marijuana is legalized, the increase in users is large, rapid, poisoning increases I will. Alcohol related costs total over $ 185 billion, federal and state tax revenues are estimated at $ 14.5 billion, as well as tobacco use costs exceed $ 200 billion, but taxes are only $ 25 billion . These figures show that the cost of legal drinking is more than 12 times the gross tax revenue and the expenses of legitimate cigarettes is about 8 times the tax revenue. This is an economically devastating tradeoff.

Casual marijuana is profitable. According to the research firm New Frontier Data analyzing legal cannabis income, sales in 2016 amounted to 6.6 billion dollars. These figures include $ 4.7 billion for medical marijuana and $ 1.9 billion for entertainment products. If the current trend continues by 2025, the cannabis industry as a whole may exceed $ 24 billion. If you use marijuana, driving may be dangerous, but please do not confuse the two. The cerebellum is part of the brain that controls balance and coordination. If THC affects the function of the cerebellum, the driver's reaction time will be delayed while driving under the influence of THC, the judgment will decrease and the response to the signal or sound may deteriorate (DUI ).

Conservatives are doing many legitimate arguments against legitimization of marijuana. In Colorado, where legalization of cannabis in 2014, the number of cannabis-related deaths and cannabis-related hospitalizations increased. Another argument focuses on the trivial fact that weeds are often portal drugs that severely limit productivity. This action from the federal government to the state level is ideologically consistent with previous conservative demands, that is, same-sex marriage is determined by individual countries. Conservatives believe that the state has the right to properly support federalism and have the right to legislate social issues.