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<blockquote data-quote="ThomasG" data-source="post: 4325537" data-attributes="member: 570522"><p>Thursday, April 17, 2008</p><p></p><p>Legalize It.</p><p></p><p>Category: News and Politics</p><p></p><p>Money Spent on the War On Drugs this Year Federal $5,970,286,656</p><p></p><p>State$5,970,286,656</p><p></p><p>Total<strong>$15,134,676,673</strong></p><p></p><p>As of 04/17/08 6:00 P.M</p><p></p><p>Mountain Time. (U.S and Canada)</p><p></p><p>The U.S. federal government spent <strong>over $19 billion</strong> dollars in 2003 on the War on Drugs, at a rate of about $600 per second. The budget has since been increased by over a billion dollars.</p><p></p><p>Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy</p><p></p><p>..tr&gt;..table&gt;</p><p></p><p>_____________________</p><p></p><p>U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK</p><p></p><p>The Outstanding Public Debt as of 18 Apr 2008 at 12:13:07 AM GMT is:</p><p></p><p>..tr&gt;..table&gt;</p><p></p><p>U.S National Debt</p><p></p><p><strong>$ 9 , 4 0 2 , 4 4 5 , 8 2 7 , 2 5 9 . 7 6</strong></p><p></p><p>The estimated population of the United States is 303,827,653</p><p></p><p>so each citizen's share of this debt is $30,946.64.</p><p></p><p>The National Debt has continued to increase an average of</p><p></p><p>$1.58 billion per day since September 29, 2006!</p><p></p><p>Scary isn't it?</p><p></p><p>____________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>Cost of keeping marijuana illegal =</p><p></p><p>* cost of active law enforcement +</p><p></p><p>* cost of prosecution (and defense!) of accused offenders +</p><p></p><p>* cost of incarceration of convicted offenders +</p><p></p><p>* hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue that would be generated if drugs were legal and taxed +</p><p></p><p>* cost of foster care and social services for children of incarcerated offenders +</p><p></p><p>A report released today by a marijuana public-policy analyst contends the market value of pot produced in the United States exceeds $35 billion — far more than the crop value of such staples as corn, soybeans and hay.</p><p></p><p>-Eric Baley, Los Angeles times.</p><p></p><p>After all this information you can choose to stay in your ignorant little bubble, or you can wake up to reality. Your choice.</p><p></p><p>Police arrested an estimated <strong>829,625</strong> persons for cannabis violations in 2006, the highest annual total ever recorded in the United States, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Of those charged with cannabis violations, approximately 89 percent, 738,915 Americans were charged with possession only. An American is now arrested for violating cannabis laws every 38 seconds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThomasG, post: 4325537, member: 570522"] Thursday, April 17, 2008 Legalize It. Category: News and Politics Money Spent on the War On Drugs this Year Federal $5,970,286,656 State$5,970,286,656 Total[B]$15,134,676,673[/B] As of 04/17/08 6:00 P.M Mountain Time. (U.S and Canada) The U.S. federal government spent [B]over $19 billion[/B] dollars in 2003 on the War on Drugs, at a rate of about $600 per second. The budget has since been increased by over a billion dollars. Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy ..tr>..table> _____________________ U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK The Outstanding Public Debt as of 18 Apr 2008 at 12:13:07 AM GMT is: ..tr>..table> U.S National Debt [B]$ 9 , 4 0 2 , 4 4 5 , 8 2 7 , 2 5 9 . 7 6[/B] The estimated population of the United States is 303,827,653 so each citizen's share of this debt is $30,946.64. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.58 billion per day since September 29, 2006! Scary isn't it? ____________________________________________________ Cost of keeping marijuana illegal = * cost of active law enforcement + * cost of prosecution (and defense!) of accused offenders + * cost of incarceration of convicted offenders + * hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue that would be generated if drugs were legal and taxed + * cost of foster care and social services for children of incarcerated offenders + A report released today by a marijuana public-policy analyst contends the market value of pot produced in the United States exceeds $35 billion — far more than the crop value of such staples as corn, soybeans and hay. -Eric Baley, Los Angeles times. After all this information you can choose to stay in your ignorant little bubble, or you can wake up to reality. Your choice. Police arrested an estimated [B]829,625[/B] persons for cannabis violations in 2006, the highest annual total ever recorded in the United States, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Of those charged with cannabis violations, approximately 89 percent, 738,915 Americans were charged with possession only. An American is now arrested for violating cannabis laws every 38 seconds. [/QUOTE]
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