Federal Drug Use Survey Tells All
May 28th, 2009 by Rick
Apparently, this is the most recent federal data regarding statistics on illegal drug use, even though one of the sources is from a 2007 National Survey on Drug Usage. Why are we always a day late and a dollar short in this country when it comes to reporting statistics that are factual and recent?
Here are a few stats:
- One million people per year are reported to seek medical help from drug abuse (mostly heroin,cocaine and supposedly marijuana.)
- Out of the 14.2 million arrests in 2007, drug abuse was at 13% — more than 1.8 million people. Half of that amount were marijuana arrests — mostly for possession.
- Drug offenders are in 20% of the state prison population, and federal makes up half.
- Vermont has the highest rate of marijuana usage, while Utah has the lowest.
- 5% of 12th graders smoke marijuana on a daily basis.
- Nearly 51% of males, 12 and older, have tried illegal drugs, females were in the 42% range.
Take a Survey, Win iPod or Gift Card
March 2nd, 2009 by Silvio
Over at NORML you can participate in an anonymous survey and include yourself in a running to win an iPod or an Amazon gift card. The results will be used by Dr. Mitch Earleywine to gain a better understanding about the preferences and the general use of marijuana and alcohol.
The survey is completely anonymous, and as I mentioned, there are prizes involved. You will get a special code at the end of the survey in order to register for the competition. So there is no way your answers can be traced back to you.
So, up for some Q&A? Click here to take the survey for your chance to win free shit.
The Numbers Don’t Lie, Let’s Legalize
February 25th, 2009 by Perry
National polls indicate America is warming up to the idea of legal pot.
Polling website Fivethirtyeight points out two key caveats. One, the numbers are rising in favor of legalization and declining in opposition, but that doesn’t mean the numbers will continue the trend in those directions. Two, while the numbers are again rising, legalization is still by and large a minority viewpoint nationally.
The poll points out an interesting piece of information which might help MMJ advocates: AARP, traditionally a strong and politically respected voting bloc, may see medical marijuana become a big issue among its membership in the coming years.
A survey conducted 10 years ago showed only about 10 percent of that age group used marijuana. However as aging hippies move on to greener, retirement home pastures, that figure is expected to be up around 60 percent within a few years.
theFreshScent v3 Survey
April 23rd, 2008 by Alex
I hope you can all tell, but we’re starting to ramp things up here @ tFS. The v3 blog is under active development, and we’re really excited about the new features and technical set-up that’s being put together.
That said, our website is only as strong as the content on it. We want to know what you think about the current version of tFS and what you would like to see in Version 3. Nowhere in our About page does it say that we’re mind readers, so it’s time for you guys to step up and give us the news.
This quick survey, linked below, will go a long way in helping us map out and design posts and content that appeal to YOU. If you think something blows, let us know. If you think something rocked and you want to see more of it, let us know that too.
Take the survey! Take the survey! Take the survey!
So, bottom line, the more people who help us by filling this out, the better our content is going to be. I hope that it’s a good trade-off, 2 minutes of time for some killer articles to read & pictures/videos look at.
As always, if there’s anything missing, hit us up via the Contact page or via email.
Oh yea, fill out the survey!
