The Cannabist reports…
Colorado marijuana legalization by the numbers
Statewide Marijuana Possession Arrests:
2012: 11,370
2013: 5,435
2014: 5,998
Percent of Colorado State Patrol DUI Arrests that Involve Marijuana:
2014: 12 percent
2015: 15 percent
Treatment Admissions Where Marijuana is Reported as the Drug of Abuse (Rate per 100,000 residents):
2007: 490
2008: 540
2009: 545
2010: 524
2011: 517
2012: 532
2013: 536
2014: 534
Self-Admitted Frequency of Marijuana Use Reported by Those Entering Treatment:
1 to 7 days per month:
2007: 52.0 percent
2008: 49.5 percent
2009: 45.6 percent
2010: 40.3 percent
2011: 41.9 percent
2012: 39.7 percent
2013: 36.9 percent
2014: 36.3 percent
22 days or more per month:
2007: 22.4 percent
2008: 23.8 percent
2009: 26.6 percent
2010: 30.7 percent
2011: 30.0 percent
2012: 32.2 percent
2013: 33.5 percent
2014: 35.6 percent
Emergency Room Visits Related to Marijuana (Rate per 100,000 visits)
2010-2013: 739
2014-June 2015: 956
Past-Month Marijuana Use By Age Group (from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health)
2006:
12 to 17: 7.6 percent
18 to 25: 21.2 percent
26 and Older: 5.4 percent
2014:
12 to 17: 12.6 percent
18 to 25: 31.2 percent
26 and Older: 12.4 percent
The Cannabist also supplies analysis at
http://www.thecannabist.co/2016/04/18/heavier-marijuana-use-trending-in-colorado-after-pot-legalization/52172/
THE REPORT http://cdpsdocs.state.co.us/ors/docs/reports/2016-SB13-283-Rpt.pdf
