Transcript Legalization of Marijuana

Legalization of Marijuana
Austin Heimark, Matt Hoffman and Stetson Miller
Date: January 10, 2012
Recent Developments
•Past 2 decades – movement to
legalize
•16 states and DC have legalized
marijuana
•Dec 2011: Study says 1/15 teens
use marijuana daily
•Nov 2011: Petitioned Fed Gov’t to
Reclassify Marijuana as Drug with
accepted Medical Uses
State
Year
Passed
California 1996
Oregon
1998
Washingto 1998
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Alaska
1999
Maine
1999
Colorado 2000
Hawaii
2000
Nevada
2000
Fee
$66/$33
$100/$20
$0
Possessio
n Limit
8oz
24oz
24oz
Accepts
other IDs?
No
No
No
$25/$20
$100/$75
$90
$25
$150+
1oz
2.5oz
2oz
3oz
1oz
Unknown
Yes
No
No
No
Montana
2004
$25/$10
1oz
No
Vermont
2004
$50
2oz
No
Rhode
Island
2006
$75/$10
2.5oz
Yes
New
Mexico
Michigan
Arizona
New
Jersey
2007
$0
6oz
No
2008
2010
2010
$100/$25
$150/$75
$200/$20
2.5oz
2.5oz
2oz
Yes
Yes
Unknown
50
45
40
35
30
25
West
North
20
15
10
5
0
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Recent Developments
•States say it needs to be
decriminalized so they can
regulate safe distribution of the
drug without federal
prosecution
State
DC
Delaware
Year
passed
2010
2011
Fee
N/A
N/A
Possesion
Limit
2oz dried
6oz
Accepts
other IDs?
Unknown
Yes
Public Opinion
•According to a recent
Gallup Poll, 50% of
Americans think
Marijuana should be
legal.
•46% think it should be
illegal
•70% think it should be
legal for medical use
•http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/half-of-americans-want-pot-legalized/69er0gq?cpkey=6343c262-0260-4a09a916-e60eadc0ae20%7Cflyers+vs.+senators+fights%7C%7C%7C&q=flyers%20vs.%20senators%20fights&adlt=strict
Political Party Positions
•The Republican Party does not Marijuana legalized.
•The Democratic Party generally favors legalization.
•The Libertarian Party – Want to end drug prohibition.
“Drug prohibition does more to make Americans unsafe than any other
factor.” – lp.org