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      • Benefits of Marijuana Legalization in California
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Benefits of Legalization

Marijuana Legalization Could Yield California Taxpayers Over $1.2 Billion Per Year Updated October 2009

California’s Billion-Dollar Medical Marijuana Market Offers Millions in Tax Revenues 2006

Economics of Cannabis Legalization 1994

Also see: Costs of Prohibition

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Cannabis Laws Since 1972

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Founded in 1972, California NORML is a non-profit, membership-supported organization dedicated to protecting and expanding cannabis consumers’ rights. We are the only state organization advocating for sensible and fair cannabis laws and regulations on behalf of all consumers.

As the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, we lobby lawmakers, promote events, publish newsletters, offer legal and consumer health advice, and sponsor scientific research. We maintain a separate membership and financial base from national NORML.

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