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High Times Releases Its First Report on Marijuana!
Posted by FoM on May 26, 1999 at 11:35:47 PT
Source: High Times
One third of all adults in this country have tried marijuana at least once. So why don't more people know the facts? On June 1st (in the July issue of High Times), the magazine the DEA turns to for information on marijuana will release its first comprehensive U.S. marijuana report, "Marijuana By The Numbers." 
How many Americans smoke pot? How many of them are being arrested? How much does the War on Drugs cost us? Is today's pot really stronger than what was smoked in the '60's? The answers are finally available. Among the findings: More than one-third of adult Americans have smoked marijuana, with at least 11 million getting high at least once a month. Marijuana is one of the top five cash crops in America, with California, Tennessee and Kentucky the leading producers. Today's marijuana is not significantly more potent than what was sold in the '70s, but top-quality sinsemilla is much easier to find. Marijuana arrests exceeded 700,000 this past year and, if the projected trend continues, they will top 1 million in 2001. Pot-smokers are most likely to be arrested in the Northeast (New York, Washington, DC, and New Jersey) and in the Deep South Marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers $27 billion a year, almost twice the social costs of marijuana use. The costs of enforcing marijuana laws and the income lost by people jailed for marijuana have doubled since 1992, and far exceed the costs of drug education and treatment and counseling for marijuana users. "We're very proud of this report. It is the premiere place one can go for critical information on marijuana in the U.S," commented High Times' publisher, Mike Edison. This is an objective, scientific report, and it reinforces High Times' place as the number one authority on the subject." The complete report, based on the U.S. government's own numbers and independent research by High Times, is in the July issue of High Times, on sale June 1st. High Times, the Most Notorious Magazine in the World, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. 
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Comment #1 posted by Mr.REdEyeZ on May 15, 2000 at 11:39:13 PT
HHHHIIIGGGHHH? How ya do-n-
I just wanted to say Wasssssss upppppp ta all them weed smoken mutha (ehhmmss) out there. Keep on do-n- whatcha  do- n- ..PEACE..     -Much Love-   Johnny(alwayz wanna)Blaze 
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