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USA: COSTS OF PROHIBITION

Publié le Sunday 14 October 2007 19:18, by encod . modifié le Sunday 6 January 2008 10:07

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Cannabis prohibition costs nearly 42.000.000.000 US Dollars per year

Source: DrugScience.org

October 2007


According to a report published on DrugScience.org cannabis prohibition costs nearly 42 billion US dollars per year in criminal justice costs and in lost tax revenues in the United States. According to the analysis law enforcement spends 10.7 billion dollars annually to arrest and prosecute cannabis offenders. In addition, prohibition would deprive taxpayers of 31.1 billion dollars annually.

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