20 Apr 2014

Why You Should Care About Legalizing Marijuana Even If You Don't Smoke Pot

Julie Borowski: It's 4/20. The national pothead holiday... So, let's say you don't smoke pot. Why should you care about legalizing pot? Watch this video and learn how it will affect you.


Sources:

Support for legalizing marijuana soaring: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/...

Conservatives in support of marijuana reform: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-ang...

Which states have legal medical marijuana? http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/na...

Harvard study that legalizing marijuana would save $7.7 billion (I didn't include savings from taxation): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04...

Cost of marijuana prohibition per state: http://www.cnbc.com/id/36600923

2 million Americans in jail: http://www.thenation.com/blog/178746/...

1 out of every 100 adults in jail: http://www.thenation.com/blog/178746/...

750,000 marijuana arrests annually: http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/colora...

Almost 90 percent for possession: http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/colora...

Young Adults More Likely to Support Legalization: http://www.gallup.com/poll/165539/fir...

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