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<br /> 06!01!2007 10:24 7753542378 LESYMAE F'P(iE 10
<br /> V nDeaimina]izaHnn" involves the rrm oval of miminal ?PTOhfMtixminiritescorsupnom qa:c i9'a:ah n'rali'rsax:eryanvm
<br /> penalties for possession of marijuanafpr personal use.Small 6nc5 bygivingoffidalseary,[emptingop7)rturtisiusCa;ptt'lib~,stea.l
<br /> may be issued(somewhatsimflarlytotrafhctlckets),butthereis andsei]marijuana,andplantevictca;r.':::I::r::a;anpmFl9.
<br /> typically ?O aTTCSC, inCarf.PrAhnn, nr rriminal t'ro'd '~f, r11v. na
<br /> is prs'sently dtt'riminalized in 11 states-(aiVornia, Colorado, ? Because marijuana fs typicar y as;:u 'r ~,r va~:r, r;atnpiing
<br /> Maine, Mirinesota, Mississippi, NebidSka, Nevada, New Yark, the Bill Of Rights isaroutine pa,t of nrlr to-I1asr enforcement
<br /> North t:arnlina, Clhio, anA Oregpn. In these states, cultivation - eg., usv of drug doges, urine taa;:, Isl:: r.s t:p:, govr!r :come
<br /> and dishibution remain criminal offenses. informants, curbside garbage sear_'i es, nl ~ 1'. far y t ell,:aplxts, and
<br /> infrazedheatdetectors. ¦
<br /> ? Decriminahzat;nn savrs a rremendovs amutmt in
<br /> enforcement costs. Califomta woes 5100 million per year.'' NOTFS
<br /> ? A 2001 National Research Council chtdy cpnncnrrd Try rho 3. Subxrnec Abuse a.,d Mrnbl Health Atanw~rhn: C.i a wunmlr x x~man ,nr.
<br /> U.S. governmrnt found "little apparent relationship between ,loco'°'`~"`~'N~rn"`rs°mr""°"av,c u;n:,',t c:i,~~rh 1.
<br /> the severity of Sanctions prescribed for drug use antl prevalence x T. „'cNN tall ,r:dun,,'rn„r, Nw. 9, mr. I~xr':,- P:: ;I +<:..:,;a ~ t y n,d Mrj
<br /> otfrequency of usC,dnd... perceived legal risk cxplainsvrry littlr m° urns rntt,
<br /> in the variance of individual drug vse.x'Tlrc primary evidence )~~uu;Sao,;,',,°~y~„~`~'nM,.e.rh,n=,.la+rs:r„I ,h:.r ).¢;t:'r:.n,h:, rd,zxs'
<br /> prnenr Aalnamxur,PY"u rrc'r, r.r f l,. a m rw,npm ~ :,rna.,rve,
<br /> cited camefmm comparisons between stares that have and have rnwal.wner",ryxnMrd„rsn Nos ma as: iianlcr:. r'•:u nu "rose. sr.
<br /> not deaiminaliieA marijuana.'" fmrrtr ter rnaaxrcnnnm non nmv.mum, iuJn ~;n ,rn,n c. v.mm.n ..,mn,NHnrn,
<br /> 2003, Mar ZI,2WI.MMWRZOaay1NP.5y.2 ,,"gl¢:JU. P' i11
<br /> ? In the Netherlands, wheic adult possession and purchase s. erarbl vencsn M Imrsomnm+, tmllmm ~ ant ;,r~, n.:. <rou he umud r..+,.
<br /> n( small amounts of mariiuana arc allowed under a rcgutated °""`"'a''
<br /> system, the:ate of marijuana use by teenagers is tar lower than s. Po, example, xcpwt n(ae mmm ermp rn,v tarn+.."„ ue h con ta,mn, cn,., rnro
<br /> a.lr Maaary mwvlreuwrs, IPasl rnn Mm(6un-. r:,rxa,.~ A~ s, y ,/.w,r ar:: Icauunan,
<br /> 1tt the U.S. Under a regulated system, licensed merchants c:omm,meNepmd,lPAn;4m;wnnn:aa;~~,r,/A'.,,n„.',,,,In, Iru;mr-r r, reu<oorr),
<br /> have anincenitverochecklDandavoidselhngttominors.Such +PrzmAn.rxu,^fMnrrmnnnFousrcNauurn,:,itrr'o~~i~nc~llvlr:am:mAtrrhu~
<br /> a errs also se a[atvs marl uana from the trade in hard dtu s Fmnrmn P""c9nuelnn rM,la rou<Y rnrpr"r a. nn, t .1;, na (:e:mmlarr •lir9.+l
<br /> ~ P 1 B Deural.zmz.anamhers.
<br /> such as cocaine and heroin. 21¢sCAd,roltl r(R): ,m sourcrda9t 9r ,*s;vN sv~'m dl~ r, Ih srN:, vs. scornncn);
<br /> CUmmWlun. ]99r: o. N.
<br /> ? "ZCIC, tolerance" polities against "drugged driving" can n, avscasnw:.rnmro-am COnarnoVmn R.cnrh>r ,','nett used,
<br /> resuit ;n "DUI" convictions of drivers who are not intoxirated
<br /> at all. Trace amounts of THC metabolites -detected b- r' ze10enbera'g'"°"swc"Ibum. tame. Fattr g. ~'~I~P:' nu nnrnrlnmcr Frayanrr u~
<br /> 5 MPMU0nP Pn1lrmMPor at.,tmnrri'nllry imrvnr an}r. ,t,na
<br /> rommonly used tests -can linger in blood and urine for weeks
<br /> after any psychoactive tffects have wgrn off- This is equivalent lo. is
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<br /> to conviding someone of "drunk driving" wc~cks after he or she a srr.,eAmanga,,.,.,m.c"ay.."eswewnx"a.~F., , , ~a, . n,-~
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<br /> dIdllk On! hPet. W V]t].'bethe rnnfrteeun'Nm Hnn(~hr irr 0^r.rn ~ r, I riu. cr Rtpc; n<t. IP.Ia01.
<br /> la. VS.Nep. Henry NydrlN-Ii.l, w7nfhrr Ure Pr:xrf~)':•ulrr liv ?gnr!y.:y. ex,,,.GI:mM;
<br /> ® Thearbirtdtyaiminalizatlonoltens0l.'ttlillionsofAmericans rarnmsmnclPSS.
<br /> who Consume madjuana rosults in a large-scalp lack of respect la. Mirxal.).anyt..rata,dr~yrnpurarr,,,nn,-u„n:,,.,':+aan.l,r,as.
<br /> for the lawand the entire criminal justieesystem, ss, l,,;nq,ewn, terse., M.o., ana wlxai., u„ .u.. Nm" m iteasd,r,: n ne. v",
<br /> pmm~pdcmtlon;'/w"nal o/fln•APx'riran M?d w4uaca.b,:ur e: I,' PP!.
<br /> ? Mari1uana protubition subjects usezs to added hczlth ,s. Manlunna 'coley nnlett, MC6iralMmuuert A. ~Gb;; ,,,:n~2vi;.
<br /> ha2ards: lA. Nunonm c.u„p pon.xw.tzum.
<br /> • Adulteranh, contaminants, and im urines -Mariluarid ~r' a]rnn. Mrcnan, rn.u., ana MlAnnya, ma, u I:., II, m s uor:h,, s,enp.am ~W
<br /> P j 9.nhwarmrnt Cents AraiWteble ro the M"u xn A:, s ID'S ....:nmm y,' Imm~4 M
<br /> pu[chased through afminal mazkets is not subject fU the same i'a'drorrriveD,yj6 VnL aoQ),1an -Mann 19A!;,p. n,r
<br /> quality conh0) standards as are legal rnnsumrr goods. Illicit 18. NatlowlNaearch CnuM1,M/amlMr Ammm•ib'b :n l'H Ji: r6 x'"'M1rlYk UenY.tnn.v
<br /> man~uana may be adulterated with much more damaging nrrFxmnr't[u,,,N"nonnncaaemyprcn,znc t,.I!.:.n.
<br /> substances; contaminated with pastidAes, herbicides, or Ir. NalPnole De,yMmdem.Annu.rarpoa NOMZtrs, n:~,a„x h,v s-e. st¢•.
<br /> fercili¢Cra; and/or infected with maids, fungi, or baeterta, zv. sworn, e, "TIx Neil auk cf anon aeled'Nrn, In,.-,, , ore; ' n„~rcnv ~,nnaMy
<br /> ALL~wlfm, rnxdles rr/Cummb(mMdusMrn(F.a a:Ui
<br /> • inhalation of hot smoke -One wail-established hazaad zl, MLAa.:, ar.r+. 'v,rn.h.., rm MMlrnl Ale, lung; Ai, nr,u cool NMr, nr1,.
<br /> of marijuana Mnsvmption is the fact that smoke from burning September I'>+z
<br /> plant material is bad for the reiplratOTy system. Laws that
<br /> prohibit the sale or possession of paraphernalia make it difficult
<br /> to obtain and use devices such at vaporiters, which can reduce
<br /> lhc+v rl%ks."
<br /> ? Pecause vigorous enforcem ant Of the marijuana laws forces
<br /> the toughest, nivsl dangezvus crindnats tv take over maIlluene
<br /> aafficldng, prohibition ]inks marijuana sales to violence,
<br /> predatory crime, and terrorism.
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