According to Charles Stimson of the Heritage Foundation, marijuana trafficking is linked to many crimes, from assault and murder to money laundering and smuggling. The demand for marijuana would go up if the drug became legal, and would certainly worsen drug related crime. According to a report in the American Journal of Epidemiology, fatal car accidents involving those who were under the influence of drugs has tripled over the last ten years. Pot has already been linked to two deaths since the legalization of the drug. After consuming six times the recommended amount of pot cookies, a 19 year old college student jumped to his death. After hallucinating from eating pot candy, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife (Bennett and
According to Charles Stimson of the Heritage Foundation, marijuana trafficking is linked to many crimes, from assault and murder to money laundering and smuggling. The demand for marijuana would go up if the drug became legal, and would certainly worsen drug related crime. According to a report in the American Journal of Epidemiology, fatal car accidents involving those who were under the influence of drugs has tripled over the last ten years. Pot has already been linked to two deaths since the legalization of the drug. After consuming six times the recommended amount of pot cookies, a 19 year old college student jumped to his death. After hallucinating from eating pot candy, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife (Bennett and