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Illegal Drugs and the Economy
Sami Gordon, Sammi Langer, and Maty Beraja
POT QUIZ!
1. Today, marijuana grows all over the world, but where is the cannabis plant
found indigenously?
a) Central and South Asiab) the Americasc) Eastern Europed) Central Africa
Answer:b) Central America
The presence of cannabis seeds charred more than 5,000 years ago at an ancient burial site in present-day
Romania attests to long human use of the drug. Cannabis was also used by ancient Hindus and Nihang
Sikhs of India and Nepal thousands of years ago
2. Which of the following plants is most closely related to cannabis?
a) tobaccob) cocac) Saged) hops
Answer:d) hops
The common hop (Humulus lupulus) and the 3 species of cannabis (Cannabis
sativa, indica, and ruderalis) are members of the Cannabaceae family
3. How was cannabis used by the Office of Strategic Services, a World War II-era US intelligence agency?
a) as a gateway drugb) to assassinate targetsc) as a truth serumd) to frame political enemies
Answer:c) as a truth serum
The Office of Strategic Services was an intelligence agency formed during World War II. At their lab at St. Elizabeths Hospital in
Washington, D.C., a concentrated form of marijuana was deemed the most effective "truth serum" available. In 1943, the drug was given via cigarettes to Augusto Del Gracio, an enforcer with New
York mafia boss Lucky Luciano, who subsequently revealed details of the group's heroin-selling operation.
4. Which was the first state to decriminalize possession of
marijuana?a) Michiganb) California c) Oregond) Vermont
Answer:c) Oregon
In 1973, Oregon made the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana a
violation (not a crime) punishable by a fine up to $1,000
5. Which state allows for medical use of marijuana?
a) Floridab) Montana c) Illinoisd) all of the above
Answer:b) Montana
Medical use of marijuana was approved by Montana voters in a
2004 ballot initiative
6. What year was marijuana made illegal in the United States?
a) 1904b) 1920c) 1937d) 1954
Answer:c) 1937
Over the objections of the American Medical Association, the Marihuana Tax Act was signed into law on Aug. 2, 1937. It did not directly outlaw cannabis. Rather, it imposed a tax that effectively made it illegal to distribute it. The act was
subsequently supplanted by other laws regulating the drug, and it was eventually ruled unconstitutional and repealed
in 1970.
7. According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,
which country has the highest per capita lifetime cannabis use?
a) Canadab) Netherlandsc) Spaind) US
Answer:a) Canada
8. Which states have marijuana initiatives on the ballot in November?
a) Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, and Oregon
b) Vermont, Arizona, North Carolina, and Delaware c) Florida, California, Illinois, and Michigand) California, Arizona, South Dakota, and Oregon
Answer:d) California, Arizona, South
Dakota, and Oregon
As the Monitor reported on Oct. 1, California's ballot initiative would legalize marijuana. Arizona and South
Dakota have initiatives that would allow medical marijuana use, and Oregon would regulate medical
marijuana with nonprofit pharmacies.
9. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, what percentage of teens
between 12 and 17 used marijuana in 2009?
a) between 0 and 5 percentb) between 5 and 10 percentc) between 10 and 15 percentd) between 15 and 20 percent
Answer:b) between 5 and 10 percent
According to the survey, from 2002 to 2007, past-month marijuana use among those ages
12 to 17 generally decreased from 2002 to 2005, remained constant between 2005 and 2007, and then increased from 2007 to 2009.
10. According to 2006 and 2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, which state has the highest per capita marijuana use for
people age 12 or older?
a) Californiab) Rhode Islandc) Vermontd) Colorado
Answer:b) Rhode Island
Drug Enforcement around the world
America’s War on Illegal Drugs
• Prescription drugs• the combined total opiates (heroin/opium)
market= $65 billion per year• Legalization= saving roughly $41.3 billion per
year
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Economics
Prescription Drugs
• Florida lacks enforcement• 168,900 deaths statewide• 38 other states have approved prescription
drug monitoring programs that track sales
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/us/14florida.html
Law Enforcement• $574 million + $114 million + $412 million= 1.1 billion• In 2000: 734,000 arrests • In 1990: 5.9 million arrests• Marijuana does not cause brain damage, genetic
damage, or damage the immune system. • +1 billion dollars per year to incarcerate its citizens
for pot• 9.4 billion in 2000 to imprison close to 500,000
people
http://legalizationofmarijuana.com/
11. An ABC News poll in January showed what percentage of Americans in favor of legalizing
medical marijuana?
a) 26 percentb) 39 percentc) 68 percentd) 81 percent
Answer:d) 81 percent
• Save government $7.7 billion
• Large tax revenue• Help stabilize the economy• Bring in $6.2 billion dollars• Profit would go to
government• Reduce drug related
crimes• Medical advantages
Legalizing Illegalizing• Morally incorrect• Intoxicating effects• Increase availability• More Crime• Fear of getting into
trouble
http://www.drugwatch.org/Against%20Legalization%20of%20Drugs.htm
“It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2GG2aM6UII
Medical Interviews
http://www.testcountry.org/legalization-of-medical-marijuana.htm
Bibliography• All charts are from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knBksWZg16U&feature=related• “It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana” video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2GG2aM6UII• http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Economics• http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/us/14florida.html• http://legalizationofmarijuana.com/• http://marijuanatoday.com/cons.php• http://www.drugwatch.org/Against%20Legalization%20of%20Drugs.htm• http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/05/health/cbsdoc/main4845970.shtm
l?tag=contentMain;contentBody• http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/06/pot-legalization-measure-fails-draw-big
-money/• http://www.cnbc.com/id/36267223/Why_We_Should_Not_Legalize_Marijuana• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=why+marijuana+should+stay+ill
egal&aq=f• http://www.testcountry.org/legalization-of-medical-marijuana.htm
QUESTION
• Should we:
1. Legalize Medical Marijuana?
2. Legalize both Medical and Recreational Marijuana?
3. Legalize neither?
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