You must be _____ or older to possess up to one gram of marijuana.
21
100
T/F: Today, there are approximately 150 dispensaries in the United States.
False. There are 938 dispensaries operating in the U.S.
100
A criminal organization with the intention of supplying illegal drugs
What is a drug cartel?
100
Less than _______ years ago, recreational marijuana use was considered illegal in every state.
Five
100
Two effects of marijuana use
Dizziness, slowed reaction time, shallow breathing, paranoia, increased appetite.
200
T/F: Marijuana stores must be licensed to sell retail marijuana.
True. Dispensaries must be licensed or they will be shut down.
200
Colorado imposed a _ percent sales tax.
ten
200
T/F: Legalization of marijuana in the United States would benefit foreign Drug Trafficking Organizations.
False.
200
________ became the first state to legalize the use of recreational marijuana.
Colorado
200
T/F: Colorado is using marijuana tax revenue to create programs which warn the youth about the dangers of the drug.
True. A large portion of revenue will be used to create programs.
300
T/F: Public consumption of marijuana is legal.
False. Public users will be prosecuted and face the necessary punishment.
300
Colorado has agreed to spend the first $40 million in tax revenue on _________.
school construction and maintenance costs
300
T/F: DTO's in Mexico and Columbia have combined to earn $18-39 million annually from selling to the United States.
False. Actually $18-39 billion annually.
300
The number of states which have legalized recreational marijuana.
What is four
300
T/F: After using marijuana, your risk of being in a car accident more than doubles.
True. Due to slowed reaction time, you are twice as likely to endanger yourself and others.
400
T/F: It is legal to produce five marijuana plants in Colorado.
True. Adults (21 or older) are able to hold up to six marijuana plants for personal use.
400
During the first month of operation, Colorado's licensed dispensaries recorded ______ in revenue:
A) $1 million
B) $6 million
C) $9 million
D) $14 million
D) $14 million. These sales generated more than $2 million in state tax revenue.
400
Term used to describe when a cartel attacks U.S. property.
What is spillover violence?
400
The four states which have legalized recreational cannabis.
What are Colorado, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon
400
Marijuana revenue generates approximately __ percent of a DTO's revenue.
60. Despite selling harder drugs such as cocaine, heroine, and meth.
500
T/F: It is legal to drive under the influence of marijuana.
False. It is illegal to operate any machinery under the influence of marijuana.
500
By the end of 2014, Colorado had sold nearly _____-hundred million of total marijuana.
7. Roughly $386 million of medicinal and $313 of recreational.
500
The number of drug-related deaths in Mexico since 2007.
22,000
500
Colorado Amendment __ legalized the use of recreational marijuana.
64
500
If California alone legalized marijuana, __ percent of illegal export revenues would be reduced.
85. The DTO's have a connection with citizens in Texas and California. Drug tunnels have also been discovered.