Modern research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in the treatment of a wide range of clinical applications.

These include pain relief — particularly of neuropathic pain (pain from nerve damage) — nausea, spasticity, glaucoma, and movement disorders. Marijuana is also a powerful appetite stimulant, specifically for patients suffering from HIV, the AIDS wasting syndrome, or dementia. Source

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1965-2006: approximately 89 percent of (738,915) Americans charged with marijuana violations – for possession only

The remaining 90,710 individuals were charged with “sale/manufacture,” a category that includes all cultivation offenses, even those where the marijuana was being grown for personal or medical use.

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Enforcing marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers an estimated $10 billion annually…

…and results in the arrest of more than 829,000 individuals per year — far more than the total number of arrestees for all violent crimes combined, including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Source

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Marijuana is far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco.

Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. Similarly, more than 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking. By comparison, marijuana is nontoxic and cannot cause death by overdose. Source

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Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America

(2007) Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 80 million Americans. Source

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2007: approximately 40% of Americans have used Cannabis

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