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World map of annual cannabis prevalence. This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.
Marijuana arrests comprise almost one-half (48.3%) of all drug arrests reported in the U.S. [95] 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. [96]
All urban areas of the country (approximately 80% of the total national population). 2001–2 18–65 7.8 [2] Netherlands * National 2021 15–64 35.7 23.9 29.8 [1] New Zealand * National 2004–5 16+ 41.9 [2] Nigeria * 21 of the 36 states in the country, representing 57% of the national population. 2002–3 18+ 2.7 [2] Norway * National
The nine US states where marijuana is legal are Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Many countries have decriminalised the use of marijuana ...
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 ...
A 2023 state government fiscal analysis estimated that recreational marijuana sales would bring in "at least $195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax revenues once the retail market is ...
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 ...
375,000 cannabis plants and 33,480 pounds of harvested marijuana: Largest seizure ever in Los Angeles County, worth over one billion dollars. [31] [32] Oregon State Police: White City, Oregon: 2021: 500,000 pounds of harvested marijuana: More than 100 people were arrested along with the seizure marijuana worth approximately $500 million. [33 ...