- Create programs that prevent heavy marijuana usage to encourage people to stay in academia and prevent addiction to marijuana
- Prevent the incarceration of  individuals arrested and convicted of marijuana crimes since they are more than likely not going to commit violent offenses
- Create GED programs to target those who dropped out of school due to marijuana use which will allow them to become more competitive in the job market

Utilizing research on heavy marijuana use and its effects to reduce its criminal impacts

- Heavy marijuana use is statistically significant with dropping out of high school p <.001

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- Leaving School Early
- Substance Abuse Disorder
- Heroin/Cocaine Use

Confounding variables addressed in the aforementioned study:

Cannabis usage and its Effect on High School Completion

- Heavy marijuana use is statistically significant with experiencing a substance use disorder out of high school p <.001

Cannabis usage and is Effect on Experiencing a Substance Abuse Disorder

- Heavy marijuana use is statistically significant with using cocaine and heroin p <.001. 

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