Posted on 07/02/2014 11:27:52 AM PDT by Rebelbase
$19 million in new tax revenue.
Marijuana-related arrests, which make up 50% of all drug-related crimes, have plummeted in Colorado, freeing up law enforcement to focus on other criminal activity. By removing marijuana penalties, the state saved somewhere between $12 million and $40 million in 2012, according to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.
According to government data, the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This is compared to the same period last year, a time frame encompassing Jan. 1 through April 30.
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The drop in the murder rate was just a fluke due to the weather. Just like the GDP.
True, sadly but still true.
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The WOM (murder) is a failure too. As evidenced by higher murer rates.
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Absolutely. Except for the reality that murder rates in the US are not rising. Same with rape. Which you would know if you cared a whit about actual data. But you don’t. YOu are all about feeeeeeeeelings.
Oh, and here’s a link to the data.
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
Americans’ degenerate craving for dope is just another indication of what a third-world POS country America is becoming. A zonked-out populace of drugged-up filth, complacent to sit back and let government dependency grow and grow and grow. Within a few short years, I fully expect them to consider dope an “entitlement” and demand government subsidize it, just as they’re now doing with contraceptives.
Mental illness, schizophrenia will be skyrocketing soon.
I don’t know. Have long term scientific studies been done?
Pot parties were also popular among kids back in the 1970s.
BTW, does anyone know of a good treatment for excess schadenfreude?
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Part of it is probably from the unusually harsh winter we had in the US. But a big part may be that people no longer need to go to ghetto drug dealers any more.
I'm going to guess that pot made up a big part of their business.
They've probably switched to brownies by now, if you get my drift.
And, YES, pot is a gateway drug.
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Obviously, you consider only illegal drugs in your calculus.
Cigarettes from mom’s purse and the booze in the liquor cabinet is the real gateway.
Yes, the studies that show birth control reduces reproduction.
...and continue the War on Dogs.
“Cigarettes from mom’s purse and the booze in the liquor cabinet is the real gateway.”
I grew up in So. FL in the 70’s and know a little bit about the subject:-O Everyone of the stoner friends from my past started out first on cigs then on booze from the fridge or liquor cabinet.
13 and 14 years old.
pot parties have been popular with kids for decades and they really don’t seem to be causing much harm.
uhhh....we were discussing if marijuana has a long-term impact on reproduction. Birth control would be a non-sequitor to the discussion.
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