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America's most commonly
used illicit drug
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1. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, what percentage of children who smoke pot before age 15 move on to cocaine?
a) 6 percent
b) 2 percent
c) 75 percent
d) 34 percent
e) 60 percent
2. Who sponsored the film "Reefer Madness?"
a) the Federal government
b) A parents' group
c) The Baptist church
d) a group of liquor distillers
3. Other than marijuana, the hemp plant can also yield:
a) rope
b) fabric
c) paper
d) fuel
e) all of the above
4. According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), how many marijuana-related arrests were made in 1994?
a) 295,566
b) 481,098
c) 410,655
d) 540,023
e) 341,231
5. According to NORML, who supported medicinal marijuana use in a 1982 letter to the Journal of the American Medical Association?
a) Richard Nixon
b) Newt Gingrich
c) Bill Clinton
d) Bill Bennett
e) Timothy Leary
6. According to the DEA, which health problems have been linked to marijuana use?
a) smoking-related problems -- bronchitis, emphysema and athsma
b) decreased concentration
c) problems with the reproductive system
d) all of the above
7. Which of the following people has admitted he smoked marijuana in the past?
a) Drug Czar Gen. Barry McCaffery
b) Vice President Al Gore
c) Former President Ronald Reagan
d) Former Senator Barry Goldwater
e) all of the above
8. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, between 50 and 60 percent of the marijuana in the U.S. in 1994 came from:
a) The U.S.
b) Colombia
c) Mexico
d) Venezuela
e) Canada
9. According to NORML, between 1978 and 1996, how many states passed legislation recognizing marijuana's medical value?
a) 26
b) 34
c) 36
d) 41
e) 19
10. According to NORML, one marijuana-related arrest is made every:
a) day
b) hour
c) 10 seconds
d) 16 minutes
e) 54 seconds
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