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1. Number of times police dogs falsely alerted police to contraband in recent student: 200-plus (Source: UC Davis).

2. Number of felony marijuana arrests in California in 2009: 17,008 (Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report)

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1. Number of times police dogs falsely alerted police to contraband in recent student: 200-plus (Source: UC Davis).

2. Number of felony marijuana arrests in California in 2009: 17,008 (Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report).

3. Number of misdemeanor marijuana arrests in California in 2009: 78,172 (Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report).

4. Total number of Americans prosecuted for marijuana violations in 2009: 858,408 (Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report).

5. Percentage increase this number represents over 2008 U.S. marijuana prosecutions: 1.3 (Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report).

6. Advertised cost of a fine (in dollars) for simple marijuana possession infraction in California: 100 (Source: State of California).

7. Actual cost of a fine (in dollars) for simple marijuana possession infraction in California, once associated fees and civil penalties are levied: 373 (Source: NORML).

8. Number of California cities that have passed measures taxing medical cannabis sales: 10 (Source: Americans for Safe Access).

9. Lowest tax rate imposed by a California city on sales of medical cannabis: 2.5 (Source: NORML).

10. Highest tax rate imposed by a California city on sales of medical cannabis: 10 (Source: NORML).

11. Total number of cannabis plants (in millions) destroyed in 2010 in California by the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP): 4.3 (Source: California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement).

12. Estimated value (in billions of dollars) of cannabis plants destroyed last year by CAMP: 17.2 (Source: California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement).

13. Ratio of blacks versus whites arrested for pot possession in L.A. between 2006 and 2008: 7 to 1 (Source: Drug Policy Alliance/NAACP study).

14. Ratio of Latinos versus whites arrested for pot possession in L.A. between 2006 and 2008: 2 to 1 (Source: W. C. Velasquez Institute study).

15. Percentage of African Americans among all people arrested for marijuana possession in Sacramento between 2006 and 2008: 51 (Source: Drug Policy Alliance/NAACP study). (Compiled by David Burton)

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