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Marijuana Legalization Questions

1. How much of the US population lives in a state or district with access to legal marijuana?
More than 25%
2. Where in the US were the first places to make marijuana fully legal?
Colorado and Washington
3. In the states where marijuana is legal, what differences might there be state to state?  And how are Vermont and DC different?
Different limits on the amount of cannabis a person can have or the amount a foreigner can have. DC and Vermont both don't allow sales, but DC allows "gifting" of marijuana products (such as decals and juices)
4. What is the difference between marijuana legalization and marijuana decriminalization?
Legalization removes all regulations on marijuana which permits growing and selling, while decriminalization allows for possession of small amounts without any jail time or major fines.
5. Why does the ACLU argue that marijuana prohibition is bad for the government?
Marijuana possession uses a lot of police resources in terms of arresting and booking into jails, while the danger of smokers is low.
6. Why do some argue that "Big Marijuana" corporations would be dangerous if marijuana were legalized?
They would be able to exploit people who have a drug problem and make more of the population addicted.
7. How has public support for marijuana legalization changed since the year 2000?
Legalization support has drastically increased (31 percent in 2000 to 66 percent in 2018)
8. How does the federal government classify marijuana?  What does that mean?
The federal government declares marijuana illegal as a schedule 1 drug (no medical value and high potential for abuse). It means that at the federal level, possession of marijuana is illegal.
9. How have the Obama and Trump administrations treated the states that have decided to legalize marijuana?
They have done nothing as long as states follow certain regulations when legalizing marijuana such as not allowing exposure to youth and across state lines.
10. Why are many marijuana businesses in "legal states" operating only in cash and not using banks?
Banks are wary of dealing with technically illegal businesses, and taxes would be very high.

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