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Each year the Center for Disease Control fails to report any overdoses attributed to cannabis¹

Health Stats

  • Opiate-related deaths decreased by approximately 33% in 13 states in the 6 years following marijuana legalization4

Crime Stats

  • The total number of marijuana arrests decreased by 46% between 2012 and 2014²

  • Violent crime decreased 6% from 2009 to 2014³

Revenue Stats

  • Colorado tax revenue from marijuana in 2015 was $135,100,4652 and nearly $200 million in 2016³

  • The legal marijuana industry in Colorado added over 18,000 new full time jobs in 20155

  • Colorado's unemployment rate was ranked 31st in the nation in 2012 at 7.9%. It now ranks among the top 5 in the nation at 3.0%5

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet .PDF (108kb)

Sources
  1. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Overdose Death Rates
  2. Colorado Department Of Public Safety
    Marijuana Legalization in Colorado: Early Findings - March 2016
  3. Westword Colorado Marijuana Sales Report 2016
  4. Drugabuse.com Leagalizing Marijuana Decraeses Fatal Opiate Overdoses
  5. Zero Hedge: Legal Marijuana's Social Impact on Colorado