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Policiesand Penalties  \nVolume 1Executive Summary  \nNational Governors'ConferenceCenter for Policy Research and Analysis  \nMARIJUANA:  \nA STUDY OF STATE POLICIES AND PENALTIES  \nVOLUME 1-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nPrepared byPeat,Marwick,Mitchell &Co。  \nFor the  \nNATIONAL GOVERNORS'CONFERENCECenter for Policy Research and Analysis  \nMarch 1977  \nPrepared under Grant Number 76-NI-99-0075 from theNational Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Jus-tice,Law Enforcement Assistance Administration,U.S.Department of Justice.  \nPoints of view or opinions stated in this document arethose of the author and do not necessarily represent theofficial position or policies of the U.S.Department of Jus-tice.  \n# TABLE OF CONTENTS\n\nPageFOREWORDVPREFACEvii  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTSviii  \nINTRODUCTION1  \nGENERAL BACKGROUND4  \nISSUE ANALYSIS·5  \nThe Usage Dimension6The Criminal Justice Dimension8  \nThe Medical/Health Dimension8  \nProcess of Change10  \nREPORT FORMATS10  \nFOREWORD  \nMarijuana:A Study of State Policies and Penalties is a three-vol-ume analysis of issues concerning marijuana that are of importance tostate policymakers.The study reviews the medical,legal,and histor-ical dimensions of marijuana use and examines the range of policy ap-proaches toward marijuana possession and use which state officialshave considered.Attention is directed to the experience of eight statesthat have eliminated incarceration as a penalty for private possessionof small amounts of marijuana as well as to the experience of statesthat have not passed such decriminalization laws.  \nGovernor Brendan T.Byrne of New Jersey proposed in 1975 that.this study be initiated to provide state policymakers with better infor-mation on issues concerning marijuana.The Executive Committee ofthe National Governors'Conference authorized the NGC Center forPolicy Research and Analysis to undertake the study.The Center ob-tained financial support from the National Institute of Law Enforce-ment and Criminal Justice of the Law Enforcement Assistance Admin-istration and selected the firm of Peat,Marwick,Mitchell &Co.toconduct the study.An expert Interdisciplinary Review and Assess-ment Panel provided guidance and quality control throughout the re-search process.  \nTwo aspects of the study should be emphasized at the outset.First,the study provides a comprehensive,independent,and objective analy-sis of the issues under examination.It does not,however,make policyrecommendations,but instead leaves the evaluation of data and the de-velopment of specific policy options to state officials.Second,the as-sessment of the experience with decriminalization laws,which have beenpassed only recently,is based on the best data now available rather thanon trend data or longitudinal analysis.Further assessments,based onmore substantial and longer-term data,will determine whether or notthe impact of the new laws over time on the criminal justice and healthcare systems and on usage is consistent with the patterns observed todate.  \nThe efforts of many persons have made this study possible,includ-ing the PMM&Co.study team and the Interdisciplinary Review and As-sessment Panel.John Lagomarcino of the NGC staff has made majorcontributions.The counsel of Dr.Helen Erskine of the National Insti-tute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice has also been of greatbenefit.  \nStephen B。Farber,DirectorNational Governors'Conference  \nPREFACE  \nThere has been no Governor of any state in the nation over the pastdecade who has not felt some pressures--and often very strong pres-sures--to enact some change or other in the law affecting the use andpossession of marijuana.  \nIt is to help present and future Governors deal with these pres-sures knowledgeably and reasonably that I proposed this study and theNational Governors'Conference Executive Committee agreed to un-dertake it.The study was underwritten by the Law Enforcement As-sistance Administration.  \nThere is an abundance of literature on 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