To many lives have been lost to the prison system due to the war on this harmless and most useful plant. We arrest over 800,000 citizens a year in the United States costing tax payers an estimated $42 BILLION Annually and Oklahoma’s share of that is estimated to be xxx and although cannabis has never been attribute to a single overdose death ,we continue this inhuman act. Cannabis is the safer choice for recreational use, so why are cannabis users being punished for being more responsible?
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(1980-2009 – Total, marijuana and drug arrests by year) Although the intent of a ‘War on Drugs’ may have been to target drug smugglers and ‘King Pins,’ over half (51.6%) of the 1,663,582 total 2009 arrests for drug abuse violations were for marijuana — a calculated total of 858,408. Of those, an estimated 758,593 people (45.6%) were arrested for marijuana possession alone. By contrast in 2000, a total of 734,497 Americans were arrested for marijuana offenses, of which 646,042 were for possession alone.
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| Year | Total Arrests | Total Drug Arrests | Total Marijuana Arrests | Marijuana Trafficking/Sale Arrests | Marijuana Possession Arrests | Total Violent Crime Arrests | Total Property Crime Arrests |
| 2009 | 13,687,241 | 1,663,582 | 858,408 | 99,815 | 758,593 | 581,765 | 1,728,285 |
| 2008 | 14,005,615 | 1,702,537 | 847,863 | 93,640 | 754,224 | 594,911 | 1,687,345 |
| 2007 | 14,209,365 | 1,841,182 | 872,720 | 97,583 | 775,137 | 597,447 | 1,610,088 |
| 2006 | 14,380,370 | 1,889,810 | 829,627 | 90,711 | 738,916 | 611,523 | 1,540,297 |
| 2005 | 14,094,186 | 1,846,351 | 786,545 | 90,471 | 696,074 | 603,503 | 1,609,327 |
| 2004 | 13,938,071 | 1,746,570 | 773,731 | 87,329 | 686,402 | 586,558 | 1,644,197 |
| 2003 | 13,639,479 | 1,678,192 | 755,186 | 92,300 | 662,886 | 597,026 | 1,605,127 |
| 2002 | 13,741,438 | 1,538,813 | 697,082 | 83,096 | 613,986 | 620,510 | 1,613,954 |
| 2001 | 13,699,254 | 1,586,902 | 723,628 | 82,519 | 641,109 | 627,132 | 1,618,465 |
| 2000 | 13,980,297 | 1,579,566 | 734,497 | 88,455 | 646,042 | 625,132 | 1,620,928 |
| 1999 | 14,355,600 | 1,557,100 | 716,266 | 85,641 | 630,626 | 644,770 | 1,676,100 |
| 1998 | 14,528,300 | 1,559,100 | 682,885 | 84,191 | 598,694 | 675,900 | 1,805,600 |
| 1997 | 15,284,300 | 1,583,600 | 695,201 | 88,682 | 606,519 | 717,750 | 2,015,600 |
| 1996 | 15,168,100 | 1,506,200 | 641,642 | 94,891 | 546,751 | 729,900 | 2,045,600 |
| 1995 | 15,119,800 | 1,476,100 | 588,964 | 85,614 | 503,350 | 796,250 | 2,128,600 |
| 1990 | 14,195,100 | 1,089,500 | 326,850 | 66,460 | 260,390 | 705,500 | 2,217,800 |
| 1980 | 10,441,000 | 580,900 | 401,982 | 63,318 | 338,664 | 475,160 | 1,863,300 |
“Crime in the United States 2009,” FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2010), Table 29, http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_29.html and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/arrests/index.html.”2008 Crime in the United States,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2009), Table 29, http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_29.html and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/arrests/index.html.
“2007 Crime in the United States,” (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2008), Table 29, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/data/table_29.html and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/arrests/index.html.
“2006 Crime in the United States,” (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2007), Table 29, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_29.html and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/arrests/index.html.
“Crime in the United States 2005,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2006), Table 29, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_29.html and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/arrests/index.html.
“Crime in the United States 2004,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2005), p. 278, Table 4.1 & p. 280, Table 29. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS2004.pdf
“Crime in the United States 2003,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2004), p. 269, Table 4.1 & and p. 270, Table 29; http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_03/pdf/03sec4.pdf
“Crime in the United States 2002,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, 2003)
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_02/html/web/arrested/04-table29.html and
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_02/html/web/arrested/04-NC.html#t41
“Crime in the United States 2001,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2002), p. 232, Table 4.1 & and p. 233, Table 29. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_01/01crime4.pdf
“Crime in the United States – 2000,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2001), p. 216, Tables 29 and 4.1; http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_00/00crime4.pdf
“Crime in the United States – 1999,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2000), pp. 211-212. http://www.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=/ucr/Cius_99/99crime/99c4_01.pdf
“Crime in the United States – 1998,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1999), pp. 209-219. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/Cius_98/98crime/98cius22.pdf
“Crime in the United States – 1997,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1998), p. 221, Table 4.1 & p. 222, Table 29. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/Cius_97/97crime/97crime4.pdf
“Uniform Crime Reports for the United States 1996″ Federal Bureau of Investigation (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1997), p. 213, Table 4.1 & p. 214, Table 29. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/Cius_97/96CRIME/96crime4.pdf
“Crime in the United States – 1995,” FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1996), pp. 207-208. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/Cius_97/95CRIME/95crime4.pdf
FBI, UCR for the US 1990 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1991), pp. 173-174.
FBI, UCR for the US 1980 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1981), pp. 189-191.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Chart of arrests by age group, number and rates for total offenses, violent offenses, and property offenses, 1970-2003, Dec. 2004.
0 Deaths From Cannabis Ever
Safer than Alcohol and Aspirin!
(annual causes of death by cause)
| Tobacco | 435,0001 |
| Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity | 365,0001 |
| Alcohol | 85,000 1 |
| Microbial Agents | 75,0001 |
| Toxic Agents | 55,0001 |
| Motor Vehicle Crashes | 26,3471 |
| Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs | 32,0002 |
| Suicide | 30,6223 |
| Incidents Involving Firearms | 29,0001 |
| Homicide | 20,3084 |
| Sexual Behaviors | 20,0001 |
| All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect | 17,0001, 5 |
| Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin | 7,6006 |
| Marijuana | 07 |
Cannabis
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(safety of cannabis) “Tetrahydrocannabinol is a very safe drug. Laboratory animals (rats, mice, dogs, monkeys) can tolerate doses of up to 1,000 mg/kg (milligrams per kilogram). This would be equivalent to a 70 kg person swallowing 70 grams of the drug—about 5,000 times more than is required to produce a high. Despite the widespread illicit use of cannabis there are very few if any instances of people dying from an overdose. In Britain, official government statistics listed five deaths from cannabis in the period 1993-1995 but on closer examination these proved to have been deaths due to inhalation of vomit that could not be directly attributed to cannabis (House of Lords Report, 1998). By comparison with other commonly used recreational drugs these statistics are impressive.”
Source:Iversen, Leslie L., PhD, FRS, “The Science of Marijuana” (London, England: Oxford University Press, 2000), p. 178, citing House of Lords, Select Committee on Science and Technology, “Cannabis — The Scientific and Medical Evidence” (London, England: The Stationery Office, Parliament, 1998).
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(no deaths induced by marijuana) An exhaustive search of the literature finds no deaths induced by marijuana. The US Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) records instances of drug mentions in medical examiners’ reports, and though marijuana is mentioned, it is usually in combination with alcohol or other drugs. Marijuana alone has not been shown to cause an overdose death.
Source:Source: Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), available on the web at http://www.samhsa.gov/ ; also see Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr., and John A. Benson, Jr., “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base,” Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Institute of Medicine (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999), available on the web at http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed/; and US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, “In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition” (Docket #86-22), September 6, 1988, p. 57.
