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Mariijuana is a schedule one drug. Meaning it is at the same level as Heroin, schedule one, and worse than cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, oxycodone, and fentanyl, schedule 2

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  • Marijuana is also widely accepted as being “less risky” than other substances like tobacco, alcohol, or painkillers. In fact, 72% of Americans say that regular alcohol use is more of a health risk than the regular use of marijuana. 76% of the population believe it is less harmful than tobacco and 67% believe the same in terms of prescription painkillers. Studies also show that more than half of Americans (at least 56%) believe using marijuana is “socially acceptable.
    • drugabusestatistics
  • A record-high proportion of American adults—49%—said they have tried marijuana, according to a new poll by Gallup, amid an explosion of business opportunities as an increasing number of jurisdictions decriminalize the substance.
  • $100 billion. That’s how much the cannabis industry in America could be worth in 2030.
    • Forbes
  • There were 500,395 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS IN 2019

    • Opioids

  • In 2019, 70,630 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States.
  • The rate of fatal overdoses in Maryland increased in the first three months of 2021 as compared to the same time in 2020. There were 682 unintentional intoxication fatalities involving all substances during this time, a 5.7 percent increase from this time last year. Of these deaths, nearly 90 percent (612) involved opioids.
  • According to the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS), there were 2,354 total naloxone administrations by EMS personnel in Maryland in the first calendar quarter of 2021, a 4.6 percent increase from the same time frame in 2020, when there were 2,250 such cases.
    • Maryland Quarter Report
  • Possession of marijuana is punishable by up to one year in jail and a minimum fine of $1,000 for a first conviction. For a second conviction, the penalties increase to a 15-day mandatory minimum sentence with a maximum of two years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500. Subsequent convictions carry a 90-day mandatory minimum sentence and a maximum of up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States; 48.2 million people, or about 18% of Americans, used it at least once in 2019. Recent research estimated that approximately 3 in 10 people who use marijuana have marijuana use disorder. For people who begin using marijuana before age 18, the risk of developing marijuana use disorder is even greater.
    • norml.org

    The prohibition of Marijuana Is based on out date racist agendas.

    It has visible health benefits. That at least deserve to be researched.

    Evidence

    So What

    These are not strangers. They are your borthers and sisters. They are you friends and lovers. They are your parents and teachers. They deserve patience, respect, and understanding.

    "As of December 2021, states reported a combined total of $10.4 billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales."

    Marijuana Policy Project

    People Lives are still affected by thier past convictions of drug possesion. They can be denied housing, education and employment.

    Marijuana Policy Project

    " In 2020, cannabis provided between 240,000 and 321,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs (Stelton-Holtmeier 2020; Barcott, Whitney, and Bailey 2021). "

    Economic Policy Institute

    Minoritys are the most affected by the injustes of mariiijuana prohabition.

    "A 2020 analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union, concluded, “Black people are 3.64 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, notwithstanding comparable usage rates.”

    NORML

    What now

    We must ORGANIZE

    WE WILL REGULATE NOT INCRIMINATE.
  • We encourage people who are strugling to get help

    • Legalize the use of marijuana and extend more help to those who are lost and desire to be helped. Legalizing marijuana will create a new opportunity for the citizens of Baltimore to legally rise out of poverty. I will open up rehabilitation for people with addictions.

  • Do not hide your addiction! Expose yourself, make yourself vulnerable and get on with your life, DESPITE THE OUTCOME grow and move past.

    • More people use drugs than you think. Your family, friends, coworker, even our role models. Those we hold to the highest standard, star athletes, mentors, and spiritual leaders. They are only human and they strugle just the same as you. Do not give into the halo effect. People have power to rise and fall. What will you do?

    Legalize the sale of marijuana and tax it.