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> Marijuana is the most used illegal drug in the United States. Nearly 69 million Americans over the age of 12 have tried marijuana at least once. Marijuana is California's largest cash crop. Today's marijuana is 10 to 15 times stronger than it was in the 60's Reaction time for motor skills, such as driving is reduced by 41% after smoking 1 joint and is reduced 63% after smoking 2 joints. There have been over 7,000 published scientific and medical studies documenting the damage that marijuana poses. Not one study has shown marijuana to be safe. Data has shown that people high on marijuana show the same lack of coordination on standard "drunk driver" tests as do people who have had to much to drink. The daily use of 1 to 3 marijuana joints can produce the same lung damage and potential cancer risk as smoking five times as many cigarettes. Marijuana is the second most common drug, after alcohol, present in the blood stream of non-fatally and fatally injured persons. Among teens 12 to 17, the average age of first trying marijuana was 14 years old. A yearly survey of students in grades 8 to 12 shows that 23% of 8th graders have tried marijuana at least once and by tenth grade, 21% are "current" users. Among 12th graders, nearly 50% have tried marijuana at least once, and about 24% were current users. Marijuana is a complex material containing 421 chemicals, 60 of which are only found in marijuana
 * The Facts and statistics of Marijuana are shown below.

75% of drug-related criminal charges are connected to marijuana. 65% of people arrested for marijuana related crimes are for simple possession. Approximately 50,000 Canadians are arrested each year for marijuana related crimes. 600,000 Canadians have a criminal record for simple possession of marijuana. Estimates put the value of the marijuana industry to the British Columbia Economy at anywhere between $2 billion and $10 billion, making it one of British Colombia's top three industries. Marijuana trends across the United States are indicators of the rate of Marijuana abuse, Marijuana addiction, domestic violence, and child abuse. The Marijuana trends for each state has a direct correlation to the amount of Marijuana seized by federal authorities. Below are the federal Marijuana seizures for each individual state. These statistics for each state's federal Marijuana seizures provides current information on which states have the largest Marijuana trafficing problem. Alabama Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 332.6 kgs. Arizona Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 218,877.8 kgs. Arkansas Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2,281.1 kgs. California Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 217,626.2 kgs. Colorado Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 455 kgs. Connecticut Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 42.6 kgs. Delaware Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 14.0 kgs. Florida Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 30,185.4 kgs. Georgia Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 5,283.9 kgs. Idaho Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 0 kgs. Illinois Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 30,185.4 kgs. Indiana Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 391.8 kgs. Iowa Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 199.9 kgs. Kansas Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2,539.4 kgs. Kentucky Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 436.1 kgs. Louisiana Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 4, 110.5 kgs. Maine Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 21.3 kgs. Maryland Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 118.0 kgs. Massachusetts Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 862.0 kgs. Michigan Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 3,571.1 kgs. Minnesota Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 798.2 kgs. Mississippi Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 1,143.3 kgs. Missouri Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 8,739.9 kgs. Montana Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana:136.4 kgs. Nebraska Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 437.7 kgs. Nevada Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 42.8 kgs. New Hampshire Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 0 kgs. New Jersey Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2,196.8 kgs. New Mexico Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 52,018.0 kgs. New York Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2,658.0 kgs. North Carolina Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 3,826.8 kgs. North Dakota Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2.4 kgs. Ohio Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2,440.9 kgs. Oklahoma Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2,861.4 kgs. Oregon Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 125.0 kgs. Pennsylvania Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 377.3 kgs. Rhode Island Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 8.5 kgs. South Carolina Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 4,283.8 kgs. South Dakota Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 2.9 kgs. Tennessee Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 218.4 kgs. Texas Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 613,107.3 kgs. Utah Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 13.1 kgs. Vermont Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 249.9 kgs. Virginia Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 110.3 kgs. Washington Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 4,182.8 kgs. West Virginia Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 90.5 kgs. Wisconsin Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 5.2 kgs. Wyoming Federal Marijuana Seizures: Marijuana: 0 kgs.
 * Marijuana Trend Statistics Across the United States**

> > Those are the stats of the marijuana thats used in every state. this is found at []. > One website shows the exact oppisite of these, in the case of marijuana. So much marijuana found and there is still more. If so much harmful substances are getting into the country and being grown in the country, then isn't it time to close up shop? Attempt to clean America by just for once taking action instead of goin through paper work. They say the pen is mightier than the sword but i for one believe that handcuffs can top both. Children by the age of 12 tried marijuana at least once? that's kind of sad. then we have to just do what we want to if we want to clean up. arrest them, or snuff them. > > > > || [|Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity] || 365,000 || > || [|Alcohol] || 85,000 || > || [|Microbial Agents] || 75,000 || > || [|Toxic Agents] || 55,000 || > || [|Motor Vehicle Crashes] || 26,347 || > || [|Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs] || 32,000 || > || [|Suicide] || 30,622 || > || [|Incidents Involving Firearms] || 29,000 || > || [|Homicide] || 20,308 || > || [|Sexual Behaviors] || 20,000 || > || [|All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect] || 17,000, [|5] || > || [|Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin] || 7,600 || > || [|Marijuana] || 0 ||
 * [|Tobacco] ||  || 435,0001 ||   ||

This website could be found at []. It shows the deaths cause by marijuana [which is 0 flat]. the top is tobacco, with poor diet at the very top. Americans are willing to show blame on to anything they can for the deaths of others. as far as this chart shows, its the americans fault. We no longer seem to enjoy showing responsibility for our actions, and our failures. A problem? Of course. If we are dying, because of our laziness to cook our own food instead of eating mc donalds, or just going out for a walk, then odds are soemthing isn't right with the picture of America. Below are more statistics. Consumption vs Federal Seizures [the mount of marijuana taken by the government]

both can be found at [].
 * ~ **Estimated [|Marijuana] Consumption vs Federal [|Seizures]** ||
 * |||| **Consumption (MT * 2204.6 = lbs)** |||| **Seizures (Kg * 2.2 = lbs)** ||
 * **Year** || **Metric Tons** || **Pounds** || **Kilograms** || **Pounds** ||
 * **1988** || 894 || 1,970,912 || -- || -- ||
 * **1989** || 866 || 1,909,184 || 416,319 || 915,902 ||
 * **1990** || 837 || 1,845,250 || 241,161 || 530,554 ||
 * **1991** || 793 || 1,748,248 || 303,713 || 668,169 ||
 * **1992** || 761 || 1,677,701 || 345,010 || 759,022 ||
 * **1993** || 791 || 1,743,839 || 421,318 || 926,900 ||
 * **1994** || 874 || 1,926,820 || 475,417 || 1,045,917 ||
 * **1995** || 848 || 1,869,501 || 642,246 || 1,412,941 ||
 * **1996** || 847 || 1,867,296 || 676,714 || 1,488,771 ||
 * **1997** || 960 || 2,116,416 || 699,555 || 1,539,021 ||
 * **1998** || 952 || 2,098,779 || 827,390 || 1,820,258 ||
 * **1999** || 1028 || 2,266,329 || 1,075,951 || 2,367,092 ||
 * **2000** || 1047 || 2,308,216 || 1,246,805 || 2,742,971 ||
 * **2001** || -- || -- || 1,215,290 || 2,673,638 ||