The new one confirms it relationship of Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), among the most important and active organizations in the United States for the legalization of cannabis.
Since 2014, when legal sales began in Colorado, states have registered a total of over 20 billion dollars of tax revenue
Taxes arising exclusively from the cannabis market recreational. In fact, the report underlines that the estimates collected they don't understand the medical cannabis and industrial hemp sectors.
Beyond turnover: all the benefits of cannabis legalization
“It is important to note that the financial impact it's only one of the many advantages of cannabis legalization for adult use,” the authors of the report conclude.
In fact, in addition to generating thousands of jobs every year, the earnings deriving from the green industry are partly used for finance socially useful initiatives for citizens. How:
- support education and healthcare
- build houses for the homeless
- provide scholarships
- create information campaigns on drugs
- and many other initiatives
"The legalization of cannabis for adult use also has displaced the criminal market and freed up law enforcement resources to focus on serious crimes,” the report continues.
As confirmed by several studies, in fact, in countries where cannabis is legalized police solve more violent crimes. And it doesn't end here.
Legal cannabis: fewer arrests and more opportunities
"Hundreds of thousands of people were spared traumatic arrests, possible incarceration and criminal records that closed the door to new opportunities.”
In our country, on the other hand, approximately 600 million euros a year between law enforcement, judiciary and prison system.
And as reported by the last one report by the Antigone Association, up to one in three prisoners, approximately 34.88% of the prison population, is in prison for drug-related crimes, most of which for cannabis.
Finally, "rates of cannabis use by adolescents they have not increased".
Contrary to prohibitionist theses, in fact, legalize cannabis does not increase marijuana use among young people, indeed. According to several scientific studies, it could even decrease it.
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