It's time to end marijuana prohibition in Maryland

Although marijuana prohibition in the U.S. results in more than 700,000 arrests each year and costs more than $10 billion annually, it has not stopped adults—or youth—from using marijuana. But Maryland—and every other state—continues to participate in this colossal policy failure.

Want to change this?

With Maryland's session under way, you have a chance to ask your legislators to introduce a bill to take marijuana off of the criminal market and regulate it in a manner similar to alcohol and tobacco. Please Take Action now.

If marijuana were regulated similarly to alcohol, minors would have a tougher time obtaining it, and responsible marijuana users would not be exposed to more-dangerous and more-addictive drugs. The millions of dollars saved in police, prison, and court costs would help alleviate current budgetary burdens, to say nothing of the additional millions of dollars in revenue that regulation and taxation would bring.

Maryland's legislature was among the first to stop the imprisonment of the seriously ill for using marijuana, when it passed the Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act in 2003. Please ask your legislators to introduce another bill for humane and sensible marijuana policy.

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