1. Once every 39 minutes someone is arrested or cited for marijuana in Oregon.Current drug laws unfairly target people of color in Oregon.
2. Blacks are 2.1 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession.
3. 1 out of every 14 arrests in Oregon were for marijuana possession.
4. In Washington marijuana-related arrests dropped from 5,500 in 2012, to 120 in 2013, the year regulation took effect.
5. Oregon spent $50,194,024 enforcing marijuana possession laws in 2010.
6. Tax revenue for Oregon is projected to be between $46 million & $80 million in the first biennium.
7. Tax revenue that will go to school funding (40%), drug treatment, prevention, and mental health programs (25%), and state and local police (35%).
8. It is estimated that the black market cartel losses will be $1.84 Billion if Measure 91 passes.
9. After Measure 91 passes, police will be able to focus on more serious crimes. Right now, Oregon has unsolved murders, untested rape kits, missing children, and more.