COLORADO’S ROAD TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA

COLORADO¡¯S ROAD TO

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA

Colorado experienced three stages of marijuana legalization: Early medical marijuana from 2006-2008;

medical marijuana commercialization from 2009-present; and recreational legalization from 2013-present

100

80

Pot-Related Traffic

Deaths

60

Pot-Related

Hospitalizations

40

20

Pot-Related Calls to

Poison Center

0

MARIJUANA AVAILABILITY

117

198

Licensed marijuana dispensaries in Denver

Licensed pharmacies in Denver

There has been a significant rush to profit

from legal marijuana sales. In fact, Denverbased, licensed pot dispensaries now

outnumber licensed pharmacies.

SOURCES:

DUIDs Involving Pot

(Denver)

NUMBER OF POT-IMPAIRED COLORADO

DRIVERS IN FATAL CRASHES STATEWIDE

Drivers Testing Positive For Marijuana After Fatal Incident

2013-2014 INCREASE IN PERCENT

COLORADO AND POT-RELATED ISSUES

RECREATIONAL SALES BEGINS

100

80

60

40

20

0

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In addition to the loss of life, the national highway

traffic safety administration reports the total

economic cost for a vehicle fatality statewide is

$1,398,916.

? Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 2015 Government Report:

? New England Journal of Medicine ¡°Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use¡±

? The Wall Street Journal ¡°More College Students Use Marijuana Daily, Study Finds¡±

COLORADO¡¯S ROAD TO

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA

% INCREASE IN 2013-2014

FROM COLORADO TO THE NATION

2500

2000

1500

2033

1000

500

0

722

28

# of lbs. of Pot

# of lbs. Seized

U.S.P.S

Going

Interceptions of Seized in U.S. Mail

Internationally

Marijuana

In 2014, there were increased intercepted attempts to illegally ship Colorado marijuana through

the U.S. Postal Service to 38 states. At the same time, the intercepted packages contained greater

amounts of marijuana than in previous years.

(MILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURS (KWH))

ELECTRICITY USED IN DENVER

GROWING FACILITIES

THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF LEGALIZED MARIJUANA

200

150

200

100

86

50

121

0

2012

2013

2014

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