Percentage of American liberals surveyed who support medical cannabis: 92 (Source: January Washington Post/ABC News poll).
Percentage of Americans moderates surveyed who support medical cannabis: 87 (Source: January Washington Post/ABC News poll).
Percentage of American Democrats surveyed who support medical cannabis: 85 (Source: January Washington Post/ABC News poll).
Percentage of American independents surveyed who support medical cannabis: 85 (Source: January Washington Post/ABC News poll).
Percentage of American Republicans surveyed who support medical cannabis: 72 (Source: January Washington Post/ABC News poll).
Percentage of American conservatives surveyed who support medical cannabis: 68 (Source: January Washington Post/ABC News poll).
Ratio of American marijuana arrests by state and local law-enforcement agencies versus federal agencies: 19 in 20 (Source: Drug Policy Alliance).
Estimated number of Californians arrested each day for misdemeanor marijuana possession: 168 (Source: 2009 Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice study).
Estimated cost (in dollars) to California taxpayers for each marijuana possession arrest in the state: 7,300 (Source: 2007 Shenandoah University study).
Minimum length of time (in years) a misdemeanor marijuana arrest appears on an arrestee’s background check: 2 (Source: California Department of Justice).
Number of U.S. students who are ineligible for federal loans, grants or work-study aid due to drug convictions: 200,000 (Source: Students for Sensible Drug Policy).
Non-drug-related convictions—including murder, rape and arson—that make U.S. students ineligible for federal aid: 0 (Source: Students for Sensible Drug Policy).
Percentage of U.S. teens ages 12-17 that used cannabis in 1995—one year before voters approved Proposition 215: 7.1 (Source: 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse).
Percentage of U.S. teens ages 12-17 that used cannabis in 2007—11 years after voters approved Proposition 215: 6.7 (Source: 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health).
Percentage of male-to-female domestic violence cases in which the violence occurred within 2 hours of the male consuming alcohol: 60 (Source: 2003 New York State University at Buffalo study)
Increased likelihood of male-to-female domestic violence due to cannabis consumption: 0 (Source: 2003 New York State University at Buffalo study).
Percentage of Americans surveyed who feel the war on drugs has failed: 75 (Source: 2009 Pew Research Center poll).
Number of people who participated in the first recorded 420 Day celebration (in 1971): 5 (Source: 2009 Huffington Post article).
Number of people who participated in the largest recorded 420 Day celebration (in 2009): 10,000+ (Source: 2009 ABC News report).
Estimated number of Americans (in millions) who will likely use cannabis on 420 Day: 8.1 (Source: 2001-2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health aggregate).