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http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/stateMaps.htm

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4State/LOF.htm

I think the way it works is you legalize it to get more of it and then tax it to get less of it.

The goal is to maximize taxes, i.e. make the goose lay as many golden eggs as possible without killing it.

Results from the 2008
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (highlights below data links-SAMHSA-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES):

Comparisons of alchol use (legal) and marijuana use (illegal)

"Slightly more than half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being current drinkers of alcohol in the 2008 survey (51.6 percent). This translates to an estimated 129.0 million people, which was similar to the 2007 estimate of 126.8 million people (51.1 percent)."

"Marijuana was the most commonly used illicit drug (15.2 million past month users). Among persons aged 12 or older, the rate of past month marijuana use in 2008 (6.1 percent) was similar to the rate in 2007 (5.8 percent)."

Gambling Data:

http://www.overcominggambling.com/facts.html#Statistics