Pusher Street Jimeee a living witness of Babylon. Here is a bit older video from summer 2018 and not forgotten. This is not a reggae music video but our brothers voice dont ask about genre. One of the live voices you can hear walking at Pusher Street or Christiania is his. For a reggae artist performing in Christiania at Copenhagen with daily looking at groups of police – must be a nightmare. Therefore, we even more respect our Jimeee! Christiania, the biggest European open hash market becomes every single day disturbed by police, for a last 6 years. At least 1000 of times this man, like every other resident saw police scratching for a Hash with over 0,2 THC in. For watching more videos by Christiania TV Online click here..
Government fighting illegal cannabis market instead of legalizing it?
Forbes
Simple math is here. As a result, example of legalization, we will look at Colorado with population of 5,773,714. According to Forbes, since 2012, when voters in Colorado passed Amendment 64 and legalized the first adult-use, recreational marijuana market in the U.S., the state has surpassed $10 billion in total sales. This not only represents a massive success and proof-of-concept for the future of the American cannabis industry, it also accounts for billions in tax revenues for the state of Colorado. For a full Forbes article from may, 2021. click here.
Report is from october 2018. but can clearly show pros and cons. According to Colorado Division of Criminal Justice and their official reports, legalization of Cannabis in Colorado brings up only benefits. In this post we will put focus on youth and few words about crime.
Here are a few highlights of legalization:
YOUTH USAGE &, ATTITUDES (12-17 years)
Surveys show Colorado is not experiencing an increase in youth usage of marijuana. Preventing negative impacts on youth has been a focus of various state efforts, including public education campaigns that raise awareness about the health and legal consequences of teen marijuana use. The Marijuana Impacts report compiles and analyzes data previously released in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) to examine trends related to youth usage and impacts.
- The youth marijuana rate reported via NSDUH for the 2015/16 school year (9.1%) was the lowest it’s been since 2007/08 (9.1%).
- According to HKCS, the proportion of high school students reporting using marijuana ever in their lifetime or reporting past 30-day use remained statistically unchanged from 2005 to 2017.
- According to HKCS, the proportion of students trying marijuana before age 13 went down from 9.2% in 2015 to 6.5% in 2017.
- Alcohol was the most common substance students reported using at any point in their lives (59%) followed by e-cigarettes (44%) and then marijuana (35%).
“Impacts on Marijuana Legalization in Colorado” is shared with state legislators and posted for the public to review online.
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE &, ACHIEVEMENT
New data points are helping us gain a better understanding of school discipline, overall the state is not seeing an impact of recreational marijuana use on high school graduation and drop-out rates.
Graduation rates are up and drop-out rates are down since 2012. The Graduation rate rose steadily from a 10-year low point of 72 percent in the 2009-2010 school year to 79 percent in the 2016-2017 school year. Over that same time period, the drop-out rate decreased from 3.1 percent to 2.3 percent.
- The total number of suspensions, expulsions, and law enforcement referrals for any reason has remained consistent post-legalization.
- Marijuana was the most common single reason for school expulsions (22%) and law enforcement referrals (24%) in the 2016-17 school year, the first full year where marijuana was reported separately as a reason for disciplinary action.
- Graduation rates are up and drop-out rates are down since 2012. The Graduation rate rose steadily from a 10-year low point of 72 percent in the 2009-2010 school year to 79 percent in the 2016-2017 school year. Over that same time period, the drop-out rate decreased from 3.1 percent to 2.3 percent.
CRIME
Data suggests that law enforcement and prosecutors are aggressively pursuing cases against black market activity. The quantity of cases filed for serious marijuana-related crimes has remained consistent with pre-legalization levels, however organized crime cases have generally increased since 2008.
- Felony marijuana court case filings (conspiracy, manufacturing, distribution, and possession with intent to sell) declined from 2008 to 2014, but increased from 2015 through 2017.
- The most recent increase in filings might be in part because legislation changed the legal indoor plant count, providing law enforcement agencies with greater clarity and tools to increase their enforcement of black market activity.
- Felony filings in 2017 (907) were still below 2008 filings (1,431).
- Filings in organized-crime cases followed a similar pattern, with a dip in 2012 and 2013 followed by a significant increase since 2014.
- There were 31 organized crime case filings in 2012 and 119 in 2017.
- Filings for juveniles under 18 remain at the same level as pre-legalization.
For full press release by Colorado Division of Criminal Justice and Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado click here.
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