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Marijuana arrests comprise almost one-half (48.3%) of all drug arrests reported in the U.S. [94] According to the American Civil Liberties Union, there were 8.2 million marijuana arrests from 2001 to 2010, and 88% of those arrests were just for having marijuana with them. [95]
1978: San Francisco residents approved Proposition W, a non-binding measure directing city law enforcement to "cease the arrest and prosecution of individuals involved in the cultivation, transfer, or possession of marijuana". [98]
These marijuana-related arrests now account for over half of all drug-related arrests in the United States. [154] These arrests tend to be racially imbalanced as a black person is 3.73 times more likely to be arrested than a white person for marijuana-related charges, [154] despite research that suggests fairly equal usage rates between the two ...
The number of federal offenders sentenced for simple possession of marijuana has declined steadily from more than 2,000 in fiscal year 2014 to 145 in fiscal year 2021, according to a 2023 report ...
Oct. 27—HANOVER TWP. — Three people from the same family were arrested Thursday on allegations they were peddling synthetic marijuana tainted with illicit drugs. Police in Hanover Township ...
Over 4,200 people have been charged since the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced it would stop prosecuting low-level marijuana possession. Miami-Dade halted weed prosecutions, but ...
Taxes on legal marijuana keep it out of reach to low-income medical or adult users, creating more demand for the black market. Licenses, when available, are extremely limited and can cost $100,000 sometimes requiring proof of additional capital. Additionally, California has long provided much of the marijuana for the entire United States.
John Gettman’s book “Crimes of Indiscretion: Marijuana Arrests in the United States” estimates that, nationwide, the criminal justice system spent $7.65 billion in a single year ...