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busted: america's war on marijuana
A Marijuana Quiz


1. Under which president have more people been arrested for marijuana crimes?

a) Ronald Reagan
b) George Bush
c) Bill Clinton

2) What's the breakdown for marijuana arrests -- for dealing or for possessing pot?

a. 90% for dealing, 10% for possession
b. 60% for dealing, 40% for possession
c. 30% for dealing, 70% for possession
d. 15% for dealing, 85% for possession

3) How much money was spent battling drugs in 1997?

a. $800 million
b. $8 billion
c. $60 billion
d. $15 billion

4) What percentage of people in federal prisons are serving time for cannabis crimes?

a. 70%
b. 45%
c. 25%
d. 10%

5) What percent of federal marijuana crimes involved a weapon?

a. 92%
b. 50%
c. 23%
d. 8%

6) Growing 101 marijuana janga plants will get you a longer sentence than which other Federal crimes?

a. manslaughter
b. assault
c. kidnapping

7. How many states have a life sentence for marijuana crimes?

a. none
b. two
c. thirteen
d. forty-one

8) How many people smoke pot every day in America?

a. roughly three million
b. approximately eleven million
c. about one million

9) Marijuana is growing stronger as agricultural science advances. How many joints would you have had to smoke in 1974 to equal one joint today?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

10. How much does an average pound of marijuana cost?

a. $100
b. $350
c. $800
d. $8000


 

 
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