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A report last year said marijuana laws nationwide
cost taxpayers $41.8 billion.
The decriminalization of marijuana in Massachusetts - which with Tuesday's vote became the 12th state to decriminalize small amounts of the drug - could save taxpayers $30 million in associated costs, say the supporters of the ballot measure, which was known as Question 2.
You can go here to learn more about what the decriminalization means, courtesy of WBZ-TV in Boston.
Go here to see a map that outlines state-by-state laws on marijuana.
And here's a report from September 2007 that says the nation's marijuana laws cost taxpayers $41.8 billion each year.
The Business Law Examiner also has weighed in on the ballot measure.
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