Historique
Rapport
Marijuana legalisation in Colorado after one year of retail sales and two years of decriminalisation
Auteur(s) :
Drug Policy Alliance
Année
2015
Page(s) :
2 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
New York, NY : Drug Policy Alliance
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
DECRIMINALISATION
;
CANNABIS
;
LEGALISATION
;
TAXE
;
ACCIDENT
;
BENEFICE
;
CRIMINALITE
Résumé :
ENGLISH:
All eyes are on Colorado to gauge the impact of the country's first-ever state law to tax and regulate the sale of marijuana to adults 21 and older. Since the first retail marijuana stores opened on January 1, 2014, the state has benefitted from a decrease in crime rates, a decrease in traffic fatalities, an increase in tax revenue and economic output from retail marijuana sales, and an increase in jobs.
According to the state's department of revenue, the first ten months of legal marijuana sales have resulted in nearly $40 million in tax revenue. The city of Denver saw a decrease in violent crime rates in the first 11 months of 2014, following a similar trend in 2013. Statewide traffic fatalities continue to decline, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Upwards of $8 million has been allocated to fund youth education and drug prevention efforts. And the state is experiencing economic growth and the lowest unemployment rate in years. Some of the benefits can be summarised in the following sections:
Arrests and judicial savings
Decrease in crime rates
Tax revenue
Decrease in traffic fatalities
Economic benefits
Youth prevention efforts.
FRANÇAIS :
Depuis le 1er janvier 2014, date d'ouverture de la première boutique de vente au détail de cannabis, le Colorado a vu son taux de criminalité chuter et, non sans surprise, la fréquence des accidents de la route diminuer sensiblement (-3 %). L'Etat enregistrait sur la même période des recettes fiscales importantes - à hauteur de 40,9 millions de dollars entre janvier 2014 et octobre 2014, dont une partie sera allouée à la prévention et à l'éducation des jeunes populations - et générait de nouveaux emplois : 16 000 personnes étaient autorisées à exercer un métier dans l'industrie du cannabis au 31 décembre 2014. [Actualités des addictions, 21/01/2015]
All eyes are on Colorado to gauge the impact of the country's first-ever state law to tax and regulate the sale of marijuana to adults 21 and older. Since the first retail marijuana stores opened on January 1, 2014, the state has benefitted from a decrease in crime rates, a decrease in traffic fatalities, an increase in tax revenue and economic output from retail marijuana sales, and an increase in jobs.
According to the state's department of revenue, the first ten months of legal marijuana sales have resulted in nearly $40 million in tax revenue. The city of Denver saw a decrease in violent crime rates in the first 11 months of 2014, following a similar trend in 2013. Statewide traffic fatalities continue to decline, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Upwards of $8 million has been allocated to fund youth education and drug prevention efforts. And the state is experiencing economic growth and the lowest unemployment rate in years. Some of the benefits can be summarised in the following sections:
Arrests and judicial savings
Decrease in crime rates
Tax revenue
Decrease in traffic fatalities
Economic benefits
Youth prevention efforts.
FRANÇAIS :
Depuis le 1er janvier 2014, date d'ouverture de la première boutique de vente au détail de cannabis, le Colorado a vu son taux de criminalité chuter et, non sans surprise, la fréquence des accidents de la route diminuer sensiblement (-3 %). L'Etat enregistrait sur la même période des recettes fiscales importantes - à hauteur de 40,9 millions de dollars entre janvier 2014 et octobre 2014, dont une partie sera allouée à la prévention et à l'éducation des jeunes populations - et générait de nouveaux emplois : 16 000 personnes étaient autorisées à exercer un métier dans l'industrie du cannabis au 31 décembre 2014. [Actualités des addictions, 21/01/2015]
Affiliation :
New York, NY, USA