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Wearen'tgoingsoftoncrime;we'regettingsmartoncrime.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/mar/22/kansas_texas_make_dent_prison_costs/ SB354andHR2330isthefewifonlybillsthathavetheexpectedrevenueof$2,279,070tothestateofKansas.

Since 1969, governmentappointed commissions in the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and much of Europe have concluded, after reviewing the scientific evidence, that marijuanas dangers had previously been greatlyexaggerated,andurgedlawmakerstodrasticallyreduceoreliminatepenaltiesforpossession.
Source:AdvisoryCommitteeonDrugDependence,Cannabis(London,England:HerMajestysStationeryOffice,1969);CanadianGovernmentCommissionofInquiry,TheNonMedicalUseofDrugs(Ottawa,Canada:Information Canada,1970);TheNationalCommissiononMarihuanaandDrugAbuse,Marihuana:ASignalofMisunderstanding,(NixonShaferReport)(Washington,DC:USGPO,1972);WerkgroepVerdovendeMiddelen,BackgroundandRisks ofDrugUse(TheHague,TheNetherlands:Staatsuigeverij,1972);SenateStandingCommitteeonSocialWelfare,DrugProblemsinAustraliaAnIntoxicatedSociety(Canberra,Australia:AustralianGovernmentPublishingService, 1977);AdvisoryCouncilontheMisuseofDrugs,TheclassificationofcannabisundertheMisuseofDrugsAct1971(London,England,UK:HomeOffice,March2002),availableonthewebfrom http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/Communities/1034155489/Classific_Cannabis_MisuseDrugsAct1971.pdf HouseofCommonsHomeAffairsCommitteeThirdReport,TheGovernmentsDrugsPolicy:IsItWorking?(London,England,UK:Parliament,May9,2002),fromthewebat http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmhaff/318/31802.htm andCannabis:OurPositionforaCanadianPublicPolicy,reportoftheCanadianSenateSpecialCommitteeonIllegalDrugs(Ottawa,Canada:SenateofCanada,September2002).

17USstates(includingtheDistrictofColumbia)havelegalizedtheuseofmedicalmarijuana: 1)Alaska2)Arizona3)California4)Colorado5)DistrictofColumbia6)Delaware7)Hawaii8)Maine 9)Michigan10)Montana11)Nevada12)NewJersey13)NewMexico14)Oregon15)RhodeIsland 16)Vermont17)Washington

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000881

AsofFeb.13,2012,17morestatesconsideringlegislation: 1)Alabama2)Idaho3)Illinois4)Indiana5)Iowa6)Kansas 7)Maryland8)Massachusetts9)Mississippi 10)Missouri11)NewHampshire12)NewYork13)WestVirginia14)Ohio15)Oklahoma16)Pennsylvania 17)Wisconsin

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002481

Drugarrestshaveskyrocketedoverthepastthreedecades,yetinthatsamespan,arrestratesformurderhave gonefrom80%,60%tohalfthat.Americaislostinanunwinnabledrugwar.Newgenerationsoflawofficersare nolongercapableofinvestigatingcrimeproperlyandmakethepublicpayforgrabbingcheap,meaninglessdrug arrestsoffthenearestcorner. Whatoncehadbegun,asisolatingandincarceratingUScitizensanddenyingthemaroleintheAmericancollective wasalltonopurpose.Theprisonpopulationdoublesagainandagain,yet,noonecanquestion:thedrugsstill remain. ~Americastillembracesthemostprofoundandenduringofallpolicyfailures~ There are 105 counties in Kansas and 98 jail facilities with a rated capacity of 6,053 inmates. There are 8,816 inmatesinKansasprisons.TheDepartmentofCorrectionshas10facilitiesandnearly3,000employees.Thecrime rateinKansasisabout12%higherthanthenationalaveragerate.Violentcrimesandareabout3%higherthan otherstates.Kansashasarate56%lowerthanthenationalaverageofprobationers;Kansasalsohasarate7% lowerthanthenationalaveragenumberofparolees
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In 2005: there were 14,094,186 total arrests in Kansas (excluding traffic citations) there were only 1,609,327 property crimes arrests, 603,503 violent crime arrests. This number increased to 6,880 arrests for marijuana possessioninKansasin2007. In fiscal year 2010, the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) had $156.1 million in prison expenditures. However,thestatealsohad$2.1millioninprisonrelatedcostsoutsidethedepartmentsbudget.Thetotalcostof Kansass prisonsto incarcerate an average daily population of 8,689was therefore $158.2 million, of which 1.3%werecostsoutsidethecorrectionsbudget.
(ThePriceofPrisons:WhatIncarcerationCostsTaxpayerswereproducedbyVerasCenteronSentencingandCorrectionsanditsCostBenefitAnalysisUnitinpartnershipwiththePublicSafetyPerformanceProjectofthePewCenter ontheState.)

In2010theannualKansascostperinmateis$18,207.TOTALTAXPAYERCOSTperyear:$158.2millions.
http://www.vera.org/files/priceofprisonskansasfactsheet.pdf

MarijuanaarrestsinKansasincreasedfrom5,763in2003to6,880in2007.Thearrestratein2003was212per 100,000whilein2007itwas248. Comparedtoa2.93%averageannualincreaseinmarijuanaarrestsnationally,marijuanaarrestsin Kansasincreasedby3.61%peryear. During this same period, the number of annual marijuana users in Kansas increased from 200,000 in 2003 to 218,000in2007. ThefederalOfficeofNationalDrugControlPolicy(ONDCP)providesasimplewayofmakingageneralestimateof thecriminaljusticecostsofdrugrelatedarrests.Actually,estimatingthecostsofdifferenttypesofarrestsisavery complicatedchallengebecauseofthedifferencesbetweenindividualoffensesand,forexample,theinvestigative andfollowupworktheyrequire.Howevertheuseofapercentagebasismethodprovidesageneralestimateof thecostsassociatedwithmarijuanaoffenses.ThemethodutilizedbyONDCPisto(a)calculatethepercentageof total arrests accounted for by drug arrests and then (b) apply that percentage to total criminal justice system costs.) Providingfundsforoneprogramoftenmeansacceptinglessornofundsforsomeothergovernmentactivity.For example:providinglawenforcementwiththeobligation,oropportunity,tomakearrestsformarijuanaoffenses depriveslawenforcementoffundstoapplytootherinvestigationsandactivities. Whitecollarcrime.Thisisabroadtermforwhatareessentiallynonviolenttheft,includingsuchcrimesasfraud, identitytheft,embezzlement,internetcrime,securitiesfraud,andhumantrafficking,andterrorism.Whileagreat dealofmediaattentionisdevotedtolawenforcementresponsestostreetcrimes,theeconomicimpactofthese crimes is dwarfed by the magnitude of other crimes, which is conservatively estimated to have an impact of10 timesthevalueofwellknownstreetcrimes. Marijuana arrests also divert law enforcement and criminal justice system resources from possession and sales offensesinvolvingotherillicitdrugs.In2007,marijuanaarrestswere60%ofalldrugarrestsinKansas.Otherdrugs suchas cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and synthetic narcotics such asOxycontin present farmore serious threats to both individuals and the public. These other illegal drugs also have far more severe dependence liabilitiesthanmarijuana. Thenumberofmonthlymarijuanausersincreasedfrom108,000in2003to126,000in2007,whichproducedan averageannualizedchangeof3.13%.

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Marijuana 6,88060%

DrugArrestsPct. OtherDangerousDrugs Opiates/Cocaine 2,23119% 2,14019%

SyntheticNarcotics 2492%

AllIllicitDrugsinKansas:11,560100%(making4,620totalarrestsminusmarijuana) Theneedtoimproveclearanceratesforseriouscrime,todevotegreaterresourcestowhitecollarcrime,andto addresstheproblemspresentedbymoredangerousdrugsallprovidecompellingreasonsforsocietytoreconsider whethertheopportunitycostsofmarijuanalawenforcementareacceptable. Inmanycasesanarrestformarijuanapossessionmakesacriminaloutofanotherwiselawabidingindividual. Regulationiswidelyrecognizedasthemosteffectivepolicyforrestrictingaccessandreducingprohibitionrelated crime. In1973,therewere328,670arrestsloggedintheFBIsUniformCrimeReports(UCR)fordruglawviolations.In 2005,thatnumberroseto1,846,351arrestsfordruglawviolationsloggedintheUCR.Alsoin2005,therewerea reported603,503arrestsforallviolentcrimesand1,609,327arrestsforallpropertycrimes,outofatotal 14,094,186arrestsforalloffenses.
Source:FBIUniformCrimeReports1973(Note:1973datasuppliedbytheNationalCriminalJusticeReferenceService);CrimeinAmerica:FBIUniformCrimeReports2005(Washington,DC:USDept.ofJustice,2006),Table29,from thewebathttp://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_29.htmllastaccessedSept.20,2006.

Americanswillspendnearly$40billiononprisonsandjailsintheyear2000.Almost$24billionofthatwillgoto incarcerate1.2millionnonviolentoffenders.

(ZiedenbergandSchiraldi,May2000) They[mandatorysentences]havenotstemmedthedrugtrade.Theonlythingtheyvedoneistofilltheprisons. RetiredRepublicanNewYorkStateSenatorJohnDunne.

YEAR
TOTDRUGARRESTS TOTMJARRESTS MJSALESARRESTS MJPOSSESSION ARRESTS TOTALVIOLENTCRIME ARRESTS TOTALPROPERTY CRIMEARRESTS TOTALARRESTS (EXCLUDEINGTRAFFIC)

2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1990 1980

1,846,351 1,745,712 1,678,192 1,538,813 1,586,902 1,579,566 1,532,200 1,559,100 1,583,600 1,506,200 1,476,100 1,089,500 580,900

786,545 771,605 755,186 697,082 723,628 734,497 704,812 682,885 695,201 641,642 588,964 326,850 401,982

90,471 87,286 92,300 83,096 82,519 88,455 84,271 84,191 88,682 94,891 85,614 66,460 63,318

696,074 684,319 662,886 613,986 641,109 646,042 620,541 598,694 606,519 546,751 503,350 260,390 338,664

603,503 590,258 597,026 620,510 627,132 625,132 644,770 675,900 717,750 729,900 796,250 705,500 475,160

1,609,327 1,649,825 1,605,127 1,613,954 1,618,465 1,620,928 1,627,100 1,805,600 2,015,600 2,045,600 2,128,600 2,128,600 1,863,300

14,094,186 14,004,327 13,639,479 13,741,438 13,699,254 13,980,297 14,355,600 14,528,300 15,284,300 15,168,100 15,119,800 14,195,100 10,441,000

Sources:CrimeinAmerica:FBIUniformCrimeReports2005(Washington,DC:USDept.ofJustice,2006),Table29,fromthewebathttp://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_29.htmland Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, from the web http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/arrests/index.htm last accessed Sept. 20, 2006; Crime in the United States: FBI Uniform Crime Reports2004(Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,2005),p.278,Table4.1&p.280,Table29;CrimeinAmerica:FBIUniformCrimeReports2003(Washington,DC:USGovernment PrintingOffice,2004),p.269,Table4.1&p.270,Table29;CrimeinAmerica:FBIUniformCrimeReports2002(Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,2003),p.234,Table4.1&p.233, Table 29; Crime in America: FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2001 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2002), p. 232, Table 4.1 &p. 233, Table 29; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States 2000 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2001), pp. 215216,Tables 4.1 and 29; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States 1999 (Washington DC:US Government Printing Office, 2000), pp. 211212; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States 1998

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(Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,1999),pp.209210;CrimeinAmerica:FBIUniformCrimeReports1997(Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,1998),p.221,Table 4.1&p.222,Table29;CrimeinAmerica:FBIUniformCrimeReports1996(Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,1997),p.213,Table4.1&p.214,Table29;FBI,UCRfortheUS1995 (Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,1996),pp.207208;FBI,UCRfortheUS1990(Washington,DC:USGovernmentPrintingOffice,1991),pp.173174;FBI,UCRfortheUS1980 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1981), pp. 189191; Bureau of Justice Statistics, Chart of arrests by age group, number and rates for total offenses, violent offenses, and propertyoffenses,19702003,Dec.2004.

Theamountofdrugarrestshaveroseto1,265,451arrests,as384,563arearesultofmarijuanaarrestsalone.The amount of violent crimes have increased in 25 years to 128,343 and property crimes to 253,973 = 256,686 meaning that there are 1,008,765 more drug related arrests than both violent and property related arrests combined. Marijuana accounts for more than 127,877 arrests than both violent and property related arrests combined,meaningthatnearly50%ofalltotalarrestshaveincreasednationwideformarijuanain25years.

In 25 years the total amount of drug arrests went up statistically 9 times, and the total amount of nonviolent marijuanaarrestswentup8times.Asalsoin25yearsthetotalamountofviolentcrimesonlyrose4times,andthe totalamountofpropertycrimesrosetwice.Asthetotalamountofarrestsincrease3,653,186morein25years since 1980 makes a 26% increase in the overall arrest rate (with only a 2,387,735 difference in 25 years) the overalldrugarrestrateexplodedto217%withmarijuanapossessionat95%increasein25years,asonlya27% riseofviolentrelatedarrestsweremade,anda15%riseinpropertyrelatedcrimes. In 1988, for the first time, the number of drug offenders being committed to prison exceeded the number of violentoffendersbeingsenttoprison,andhasexceedediteveryyearsince.
Source:Gililard,DarrelK.TrendsinU.S.CorrectionalPopulations,1992.Washington,D.C.:U.S.DepartmentofJustice,BureauofJusticeStatistics,1992,andMumola,ChristopherJ.andBeck,Alan.TrendsinU.S.Correctional Population,1997.Washington,DC:U.S.DepartmentofJustice,BureauofJusticeStatistics,inpress.

Aretherejustlessviolentandpropertyrelatedcrimes?Orlessofaninitiativetopursueandprosecutethem? Isthereatrendtoarrestwhatsomeonechoosestopracticetheirownpersonalliberties?Asvictimbasedcrimeis nolongeracceptable?Hastherebeenadecreaseinviolentcrimebecausethepopularityofmarijuanahasgone up?

Marijuanaarrestshaveclearlyrisenasviolentcrimehasdecreasedorthefocusonviolentorpropertycrime hasbeendeflected. Between1980and1997,whilethenumberofdrugoffendersenteringprisonshasskyrocketed,astheproportion ofstateprisonspacehousingviolentoffendersdeclinedfrom55%to47%. Overall,localpolicespendingrepresented45%ofthenationstotaljusticeexpenditure,andStatecorrections accountedforthesecondlargestportion,33%.Policeprotectionisprimarilyalocalresponsibility;accordingly, localgovernmentsspent69%ofthetotalpoliceprotectionexpenditureinthecountryin2003.Correctionsis primarilyaStateresponsibility;assuchStategovernmentsaccountedfor64%oftheNationscorrections expenditure.JudicialandlegalservicesintheUnitedStateswerefundedprimarilybylocal(43%)andState(38%) governments.
Source:Bauer,Lynn&StevenD.Owens,JusticeExpenditureandEmploymentintheUnitedStates,2001(Washington,DC:USDept.ofJustice,BureauofJusticeStatistics,May2004),NCJ202792,p.4. (TheSentencingProject,DrugPolicyandtheCriminalJusticeSystem,August1999.)

Americas imprisonment of drug offenders dwarfs the incarcerated drug populations of all of Europe. In fact, Americahas100,000morepersonsbehindbarsjustfordrugoffenses(458,131),thantheEuropeanUnionhasfor all offenses (356,626),(Based on a calculation of the 15 EU member countries incarceration data from Roy Walmsley, World Prison Population List: Research Findings No. 88, Home Office Research, Development and StatisticsDirectorate,London,UnitedKingdom.POORPRESCRIPTIONPage27)eventhoughtheEUhas100million morecitizensthantheUS.
Sources:Population(inthousands)forcountriesoftheWorld:1998.NewYork,NewYork:UnitedNations,DepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs,PopulationDivision,2000;Walmsley,Roy.WorldPrisonPopulationList.London, UK:HomeOffice,Research,DevelopmentandStatisticalDirectorate,1999;U.S.PopulationClockProjection,U.S.CensusBureau,July4,2000.www.census.gov/cgi_bin/popclock.).

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ThenumberofpeoplebehindbarsnotonlydwarfsAmericashistoricalincarcerationrates;itdefiesinternational comparisons as well. While America has about 5% of the worlds population, almost one in four persons incarceratedworldwideareincarceratedintheUS.

ARRESTS
(2006) Jurisdiction Kansas Missouri Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma
http://www.drugscience.org/States/US/US_Ia.htm

Total 5,450 23,966 11,576 7,252 12,538

Possession 4,888 22,234 10,827 6,972 11,369

Sale 14 926 131 172 1,033

(2007) Jurisdiction Kansas Missouri Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma

http://www.drugscience.org/States/US/US_1a.htm

Total 6,880 23,136 12,358 7,430 13,117

Possession 6,196 21,306 11,687 7,120 11,845

Sale 684 1,830 671 310 1,272

Looking at both the arrests from 2006 2007, it becomes noticeably understandable why Missouri has been extremely proactive with their ShowMeCannabis Campaign. Rather than waiting for the leadership to take chargeandconsiderregulationasameasureofcontroltheywouldrathercapitalizeonthepopularityoftheir owninitiativeandsimplymakeitlegalforanyone21andover.Theywouldineffectregulatetheissuebyballot creatingtheirownstandardsandlawsthanallowthestategovernmentsretainanybenefitorreasonablecontrol. OurneighbortotheWest,Coloradoisproposingasimilarmeasure.WithbothNebraskaandOklahomathinking aboutpassingmedicinalmarijuanalawsthemselves,ifKansaswouldfailtopassHB2330andSB354itcould potentially find its selfsurroundedby prolegalized states with little regulation tobe able to face this inevitable outcome.

As you can clearly see in 2006 2007 the arrest rate for marijuana is dwarfed nearly four times in 2006 in Missouri,twiceasmuchasColorado,andnearlymorethantwiceasmuchinOklahoma.Thismayseemlowin comparison,(seenextchartofstatecosts)andotherthanaslightdeclineinMissouris(amere830lessin2007) arrestsyoucanclearlyseelikethenationalamount,thereisasteadyincreaseinmarijuanauseandarrests. Numbersofnonviolent,lowerriskcriminalshavebeensweptupintheprisonboom.Gettingtoughonthemhas gottentoughontaxpayers,withoutanadequatepublicsafetybenefit.Aprisoncellcostsabout$65,000tobuild and $24,000 a year to operate. States spend nearly millions a year on corrections, more than four times the amountfrom20yearsago,andtheyareprojectedtospendanadditionalmillionsmoreoverthenextfiveyearsto accommodatemoreinmates. ItcoststhestateofKansas$129.25millionfortoprosecuteandincarceratemarijuanarelatedcrimesdiscluding thefiscalcosttopayforthemedical,dental,prescriptions,mentalhealth,clothing,and3mealsadayforinmates itincarcerates. Why offer better health care by virtue to low nonviolent offenders at tax payer expense than the tax payers themselves?

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COSTS
(2005) State Kansas Missouri Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma (2006) State Kansas Missouri Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma

Total $1,214,959 $2,428,347 $2,513,087 $728,447 $1,490,938

Police $582,298 $1,158,883 $1,188,091 $298,621 $626,545

Courts $268,149 $428,746 $431,507 $141,893 $267,559

Corrections $364,512 $840,718 $893,489 $287,933 $596,834

Total 105,171 367,413 270,572 96,854 159,635

Marij 6,313 20,989 11,396 7,305 12,041

Pct MarijuanaCosts 6.00% $72,898 5.71% $138,659 4.21% $105,801 7.54% $54,925 7.54% $112,417

http://www.drugscience.org/States/US/US_cjs_costs_05.htm

Total $1,299,830 $2,433,208 $2,677,286 $769,688 $1,585,880

Police $634,827 $1,178,945 $1,203,113 $334,231 $672,187

Courts $288,607 $449,202 $473,587 $142,344 $281,310

Corrections $376,396 $805,061 $1,000,586 $293,113 $632,383

Total 101,973 378,895 262,367 94,012 158,128

Marij 5,450 23,966 11,576 7,252 12,538

Pct MarijuanaCosts 5.34% $69,411 6.33% $154,022 4.41% $118,068 7.71% $59,343 7.93% $125,760

http://www.drugscience.org/States/US/US_cjs_costs_06.htm

Notonlyhavearrestsgonesteadilyup,but,sohasthecoststoprocess,prosecute,andincarcerateviolatorsin 20062007ineachstate.WhatIfindparticularlyalarmingisthecomparisonbetweenthearrestsfromKansasin 2006andthecostsin2006nexttoMissouri.AlthoughMissourimadethreetimesthearreststhanKansasdidin 2006KansasPAYSnearlyhalfofthesameAMOUNTintaxdollarsforthreetofourtimesLESStheoffenders. Meaning: that Kansas pays 3 4 times MORE for a single offender than Missouri does. Not only is this fiscally unsound it is outright offensive to the tax payer. This uneven balance will surely hurt the Kansas economic recoveryifnotaltered. Considering the possibility that the surrounding states of Kansas pass legislation favoring the legalization of marijuanaandKansascontinuestheunwinnabledrugwar,Kansaswillfaceabsoluteeconomicdespairtofund thepolicingofthelawsthatfewerandfewerwantorfollow.LikegamblingwasoncewaspassedinKansasasa measuretopreventrevenuefromgoingtootherstatesKansaswillhavetoPAYenormouslytopreventwhatit couldhaveproperlyregulated.Similarly,astatefundingisoftendivertedbyneedtherewillcertainlybefarless thanintendedbyanybudgetprojectedoutcomeforanyeconomicrecovery,education,oildrilling,orpotentialjob growth.Itisaneconomicnightmarestaringusallrightintheface. It is clear that we cannot arrest our way out of the problem of chronic drug abuse and drugdriven crime. We cannot continue to apply policies and programs that do not deal with the root causes of substance abuse and attendantcrime.Norshouldweexpecttocontinuetohavethewidespreadsocietalsupportforourcounterdrug programsiftheAmericanpeoplebegintobelievetheseprogramsareunfair.
BarryR.McCaffrey,Director, OfficeofNationalDrugControlPolicy

KansasCountyLeaders inMarijuanaPossessionArrests(2007) Sedgwick1,413 Geary689 Wyandotte435 Pratt404 Thomas395 Harvey353

Johnson1,500 Brown474

Shawnee409 Douglas172

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TOPCOUNTIESINTHEUSAARRESTS:
(2007) Rank 1 18 19 27 41 45 45 47 57 72 82 87 103 County StLouis Douglas Greene Lancaster Jackson Adams StCharles Jefferson Oklahoma Boulder Johnson Sedgwick Sonoma State Missouri Nebraska Missouri Nebraska Missouri Colorado Missouri Colorado Oklahoma Colorado Kansas Kansas California
http://www.drugscience.org/States/US/2a_r.htm

Total 3,887 2,691 1,383 1,373 3,270 1,685 1,366 1,877 2,761 949 1,604 1,413 1,267

Possession 3,654 2,619 1,070 1,336 3,216 1,618 1,249 1,807 2,647 862 1,500 1,308 1,050

Sales 233 72 313 37 54 67 117 70 114 87 104 105 217

(Thereare3,141countiesandcountyequivalentsinthe50StatesandtheDistrictofColumbia)
(3,007counties16BoroughsinAlaska11CensusAreasinAlaska(forareasnotorganizedintoBoroughsbytheState)64ParishesinLouisiana42IndependentCities(1inMaryland,1inMissouri,1inNevada,andtheremainder inVirginia)1DistricttheFederalDistrictorDistrictofColumbia.)

NotonlydoesMissourirankasnumberONEashavingacountywiththeMOSTarrestsintheentirenationour neighborranksFOURtimesashavingthehighestUScountiesofarreststhanthewholenationbefore50(Outof 3,141)Kansasrankstwicebeforethelistreachesthe100thplace. MycountyIrepresentdoesnthavethisproblemso,whyshouldIcare? Everydollartransferredtoaprisoncommunityisadollarthatisnotgiventothehomecommunityofaprisoner, which is often among the countrys most disadvantaged urban areas. According to one account, Cook County Illinoiswilllosenearly$88millioninfederalbenefitsoverthenextdecadebecauseresidentswerecountedinthe 2000Censusintheircountyofincarcerationratherthantheircountyoforigin(Duggan2000).Losingfundsfrom therelocationofprisonersisalsoanissueforNewYorkCity,astwothirdsofstateprisonersarefromthecity, while91%ofprisonersareincarceratedinupstatecounties(Wagner2002a).

Source:Lawrence,SarahandJeremyTravis,TheNewLandscapeofImprisonment:MappingAmericasPrisonExpansion(Washington,DC:UrbanInstitute,April2004),p.3. http://www.drugscience.org/States/KS/KS_2a.htm

This demonstrates the funding diverted from the counties that perspective representatives are from that are placedandcountedinothercountiesastoobtainhigherfunding. Foratownwitharelativelysmallpopulation,thearrestofseveralpeopledrivingthroughthetownoronanearby highway(suchasaninterstate)canproduceacomparativelyhigharrestrate. 500 fiscally concerned economists signed: An Open Letter to the President, Congress, Governors, and State LegislaturesWe,theundersigned,callyourattentiontotheattachedreportbyProfessorJeffreyA.Miron,The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition. ($5.3 billion of this savings would accrue to state and local governments)Thereportshowsthatmarijuanalegalizationreplacingprohibitionwithasystemoftaxationand regulation would save $7.7 billion per year in state and federal expenditures on prohibition enforcement and produce tax revenues of at least $2.4 billion annually if marijuana were taxed like most consumer goods. If, however,marijuanaweretaxedsimilarlytoalcoholortobacco,itmightgenerateasmuchas$6.2billionannually.

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http://economics.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=economics&cdn=education&tm=93&f=20&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0 &zu=http%3A//www.prohibitioncosts.org/endorsers.html

Thecostofincarceratingover458,000prisonersfordrugoffensesnowexceeds$9billionannually. Accordingto1997researchbytheRANDCorporation,Spendingadditionalfundstoprovidetreatmentforheavy users would reduce drug consumption by nearly four times as much as spending the same amount on law enforcement and more than seven times as much as spending the same amount on longer sentences. Additionally, RAND estimated that treatment reduced drugrelated crime as much as 15 times more than mandatory sentences. According to RAND: Mandatory minimum sentences are *not justifiable on the basis of costeffectivenessatreducingconsumption,expenditures,ordrugrelatedcrime.
(TheSentencingProject,1999.)

Thereisgeneralconsensusthatminorsshouldnotusealcohol,marijuana,ortobacco.Accordingtothemost recent(2007)data12.50%or29,000youthsaged1217inKansasusedmarijuanainthepastyear.Ofthese, 7.00%(ofthetotalpopulationofthisagegroup)or16,000youthsusedmarijuanainthepastmonth.Marijuanas illegalstatusdidnotpreventtheseyouthsfromhavingaccesstomarijuana.Indeed,mostteenagersreportthat marijuanaisfairlyeasytoobtain.Oneofthereasonsmarijuanaremainseasyforyouthstoobtainistheprofit incentivecreatedbytheillegalmarket.Simplyput,teenagersmakemoneybysellingmarijuanatootheryouths, whichincreasestheavailabilityofmarijuanaamongteens.Inthisway,marijuanasillegalitymakesitmorewidely andreadilyavailabletoteenagersbecauseeveryoneknowsdrugdealersdontrequireyoutoshowIDandproof ofage

TEENUSE
AveragePastTeenMarijuanaUse(%)inStateswithLegalMedicalMarijuana19992006 State&yrlegalized Alaska(1999) California(1996) Colorado(2000) Hawaii(2000) Maine(1999) Montana(2004) Nevada(2000) Oregon(1998) Vermont(2004) Washington(1996) 1999 2000 10.40 8.65 7.70 7.50 10.30 10.80 8.30 8.72 7.20 9.25 11.40 9.26 11.60 9.54 9.60 9.39 8.40 10.62 9.90 8.70 2001 9.88 8.16 10.96 9.32 11.12 9.32 9.32 9.07 13.20 9.56 2002 9.44 7.60 9.87 9.30 9.60 11.64 11.24 8.72 13.31 8.93
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=001557

2003 11.08 7.66 9.82 10.23 10.56 12.07 9.58 9.31 13.32 9.11

2004 12.02 8.52 9.83 9.71 11.69 10.00 7.82 9.74 11.11 7.98

2005 9.71 7.50 9.24 7.61 12.27 9.50 6.98 9.30 10.54 6.83

2006 (19992006) 8.26 2.14 6.51 1.19 7.44 2.86 7.04 1.26 10.99 +3.79 10.56 .84 7.57 4.03 8.36 1.24 10.08 +1.68 7.70 2.20

There are only two states in the survey that had an increase of teen drug usage. With signifigant drops in teen usage(2.31%inAlaskaduringthe20042005years.)(20042005therewasa1.02%dropinteenmarijuanause afterlegalizationinCalifornia.)(Montanahada2.07%dropinteenageusein20032004.)TheNationalaverage with the 10 states that reported statistics reported a .53% drop in 20042005 and a .46% drop marking a significantfirsttimedeclinesincetheteendrugepidemichadbeenrecorded.Whichisnotablybetterthanthe DAREprogramseffectsuponteensinatenyearperiodthathadmadenoticeablynodifferenceinteenmarijuana use.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/ccp/67/4/590/

Marijuanacontinuestobeeasierforteenstopurchasethanbeer:21%of teens ranked marijuana easiest to buy, compared to 14%for beer.

Source:QEVAnalytics,National SurveyofAmerican AttitudesonSubstanceAbuseXI:TeensandParents (NewYork,NY:NationalCenteronAddictionandSubstanceAbuseatColumbiaUniversity,August2006),p.14.

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Daily marijuana use among high school seniors hit a 30year peak in 2011, even as the use of alcohol and cigarettesisfallingoff.In2011,twiceasmany10thgradersreportedsmokingpotatsomepointduringthemonth ofthesurveyasdidtheircounterparts20yearsago:(17.6percentversus8.7percent.)
(http://cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2012/01/09/MarijuanaDrugChoiceAmongTeensStudyFinds)

Despite warnings from opponents of medical marijuana, legalizing the drug for medical purposes does not encourage teens to smoke more pot, according to new research that compared rates of marijuana use in MassachusettsandRhodeIslandafterthelatterstatechangeditslaws.MitchEarleywine,AssociateProfessorof PsychologyattheStateUniversityofNewYorkAlbany,fortheMarijuanaPolicyProject,hasfoundthatbetween 1996whenCaliforniapasseditsmedicalmarijuanalawand2004,previousmonthpotusebyninthgraders declinedby47%.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/03/studylegalmedicalmarijuanadoesntencouragekidstosmokemorepot/

In a report funded by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, researchers concluded that drug sales in poor neighborhoods are part of a growing informal economy which has expanded and innovatively organized in responsetothelossofgoodjobs.Thereportcharacterizesdrugdealingasfundamentallyalowerclassresponse [to the information economy] by men and women with little formal education and few formal skills, and the report notes If the jobs wont be created by either the public or private sector, then poor people will have to createthejobsthemselves.
Source:Hagedorn,JohnM.,Ph.D.,TheBusinessofDrugDealinginMilwaukee(Milwaukee,WI:WisconsinPolicyResearchInstitute,1998),p.3.Stateprovidedhealthcarewhileincarcerated

Removetheeconomicincentiveforthepoortodealillegaldrugsandcoexistonwelfareandforcethemtomakea legalincomebyregulationofmarijuana. In a report funded by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, researchers concluded that drugdealing plays a substantialroleinthelocaleconomiesofpoorerurbanneighborhoods.
Source:Hagedorn,JohnM.,PhD,TheBusinessofDrugDealinginMilwaukee(Milwaukee,WI:WisconsinPolicyResearchInstitute,1998),p.1.

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JOBSNEWBUSSINESS
Wehaveseenwearenotimmunetotheoveralltrendsofoursufferingnationaleconomy.TheGreatRecession hitusandhitushard.ThenumberofunemployedKansanshasbeenhigherthelastcoupleofyearsthanatany time in decades. The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund even required a sizable loan from the federal governmentinordertokeepbenefitsflowingtothoseinneed.Overall,theeconomyinKansascontinuedtobe slow in 2010 despite the official end of the recession in June 2009. The manufacturing industry recorded the largest decline, losing 7,600 jobs. The construction industry, trade, transportation and utilities industry and informationindustryalsoexperiencedsignificantdeclines.losingapproximately4,000jobseach.Achievingan alltimenetlossof20,000jobs. KarinBrownlee,SecretaryKansasDepartmentofLaborThe2011KansasEconomicReport http://www.dol.ks.gov/lmis/EconomicReport/2011/Kansas_Economic_Report_2011.pdf Large pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novartis are demonstrating increasing interest in the therapeutic use of cannabinoids and their derivatives, according to a report of the Wall Street Journalon28February2001.
http://www.drugscience.org/amu/amu_industry.html

Asmoreandmorestatesallowmedicaluseofthedrug,marijuanassupportersarepushinghardtoburnishthe image of marijuana by franchising dispensaries and building brands; establishing consulting, lobbying and law firms; setting up trade shows and a seminar circuit; and constructing a range of other marijuanarelated businesses.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/marijuana/index.html

SixtytwopercentofvotersapprovedtheuseofmedicalmarijuanainaMontanareferendumin2004.Butthereal explosion of growth came only in 2010, after the federal Departmentof Justice said in late 2009 that: medical marijuana would not be a law enforcement priority. Since then, the numbers of patients have quadrupled to morethan27,000inastateofonlyabout975,000peopleandmillionsofdollarshavebeeninvestedinnew businessesthatgroworsupplytheproduct.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/marijuana/index.html

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Morethan27,000peopleinMontanahavemedicalmarijuanacards.Population=998,199
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/marijuana/index.html

Morethan88,000Coloradoresidentshavemedicalmarijuanacards.Population=5,116,796
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/marijuana/index.html

&Morethan202,316peopleinCaliforniahavemedicalmarijuanacards.Population=37,691,912
http://www.ask.com/answers/69228661/howmanypeopleincaliforniahaveamedicalmarijuanacard

(A) Kansaspop=2,871,238 Montanapop=998,199 (3timesLESSthanKansas)

(B) Kansaspop=2,871,238 Coloradopop=5,116,796 (nearlyTWICEasmuchasKansas)

(C) Kansaspop=2,871,238 Californiapop=37,691,912 (13timesthesizeofKansas)

AccordingtobothHB2330andSB354:Kansascardswouldcost$55dollars: Therefore,Kansascouldexpectasmanycardapplicantsas(A)81,000(B)44,000or(C)15,562people. Meaning:potentialrevenueanywhereof(A)$4,455,000(B)$2,420,000(C)$855,910 (A) $4,455,000fromcards Add$1,299,830fromfewer prosecutions. (B) $2,420,000fromcards Add$1,299,830fromfewer prosecutions. (C) $855,910fromcards. Add$1,299,830fromfewer prosecutions. Add$1,582,000forprison incarceration. Add7.5%$1,153,846oftaxable revenue. POTENTALTOTAL:$4.8MILLION YEARLY

Add$1,582,000forprisonincarceration. Add$1,582,000forprisonincarceration. Add7.5%$1,153,846oftaxable revenue. POTENTALTOTAL:$8.4MILLION YEARLY Add7.5%$1,153,846oftaxable revenue. POTENTALTOTAL:$6.4MILLIONYEARLY

NootherbillbeforetheKansasSenateorHouseofRepresentativescouldimmediatelyfundsuchamountsof revenue. "JustinthestateofCaliforniaalone,accordingtomycalculations,medicalcannabisisa$200millionmarket,"

http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/12/smallbusiness/plainview_marijuana_marketplace/index.htm

AssumingtheLEAST:(13lessthepopulationofKansas(C)=$15,384,615.00annually)+thehighestsalestaxin Kansas(7.5%)

Theprojectedincome+savingsforKansasfromaneconomistsstudy(signedby500othereconomists)projectthe annual income for the state (via population revenue) is estimated to amount to 7.6 million to 6.6 million in revenue.
http://economics.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=economics&cdn=education&tm=175&f=20&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.prohibitioncosts.org/mironreport.html

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