November 30, 2011 01:11 AM UTC

MARIJUANA = 9% DROP IN TRAFFIC DEATHS

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• by: Whiskey Lima Juliet

A New Study Found That Laws Legalizing Medical Marijuana Have Resulted In A Nearly 9% Drop In Traffic Deaths And A 5% Drop In Beer Sales.

Our research suggests that the legalization of medical marijuana reduces traffic fatalities through reducing alcohol consumption by young adults,” said Daniel Rees, professor of economics at the University of Colorado Denver. The study was co-authored by D. Mark Anderson, assistant professor of economics at Montana State University.

http://www.thedenverchannel.co…

The economists said they analyzed traffic fatalities nationwide, including the 13 states that legalized medical marijuana between 1990 and 2009. In those states, they found evidence that alcohol consumption by 20- through 29-year-olds went down, resulting in fewer deaths on the road.

And if the elected officials would like to argue jobs and economy, we have something for them there as well…

Marijuana sales tax in DENVER

from Jan 2011 – to Mar 2011 = $976,726

Marijuana sales tax in DENVER

from Jan 2010 – Dec 2010 = $3,580,336

Marijuana jobs (approx) created in DENVER 4,125 (from just direct hires to work in MMCs, MIPs and Grows)

All of this with no government assistance, without banking relationships, without business loans, with extreme restrictions on location and ownership and with NO INVESTMENT CAPITAL FROM OUT OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.