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In one of the many strange twists in the legalization of marijuana \u2013 right along with seniors<\/a> and Republicans<\/a> starting to accept cannabis \u2013 is the idea that buying marijuana actually helps fund your local police.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right. Once, buying marijuana meant running the risk of arrest. Now, buying marijuana can fund the very agencies that were going to arrest you.<\/p>\n

That is, of course, if it\u2019s legal in your state. You\u2019ll want to make sure about that.<\/p>\n

A recent example of how much money police are making from marijuana sales came from the state of Oregon. That is where an anticipated $210 million in marijuana tax money will be available for distribution by 2019, according to projections<\/a> from the state\u2019s economists.<\/p>\n

Of that money, $73 million will go to law enforcement agencies. It is broken down to state police ($31 million), city police ($21 million) and county sheriffs ($21 million).<\/p>\n

Rocky Mountain Police Funding<\/h2>\n

In Colorado, which started sales of recreational marijuana in 2014, collected taxes, fees and licenses for marijuana hit $198.5 million<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n

Of that, about $1 million is expected to go to the Department of Law for police officer training in the current fiscal year. Another $600,000 is going to the Department of Public Safety for other law enforcement-related programs.<\/p>\n

And $1 million goes to the Attorney General\u2019s office to help set up a special prosecutions unit targeted at those who break the marijuana laws. This is inclusive of the continuing problem of the black market for cannabis.<\/p>\n

In California, where recreational marijuana sales are expected to start in 2018, $3 million will go to the California Highway Patrol to establish protocols for determining when a driver is under the influence of marijuana.<\/p>\n

In most states, law enforcement officials have said they will need more money to enforce marijuana laws. The money will also help train officers in how to handle enforcement of the new laws.<\/p>\n

Just the Tip Of The Iceberg<\/h3>\n

But the benefits just start there. In Colorado, as well as other states, millions of dollars in marijuana tax revenue is distributed to city and county governments. They then decide what to do with the money.<\/p>\n

Some is being spent just to keep a city\u2019s operations in the black.<\/a> In other cases the money is used to send kids to college. And, yes, it also goes to supporting local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

California, for example, already has earmarked millions to go back to local communities in support of police agencies.<\/p>\n

So the times aren\u2019t \u201ca-changing\u201d \u2013 they\u2019ve already changed. Where once the sale of marijuana meant nothing but trouble to law enforcement, it now has become a benefit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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