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Marijuana Arrests Comprised over 40 Percent of Drug Arrests over Dozen States
Remains the primary driver of drug war enforcement
In three states (Iowa, Louisiana, and Nebraska), more than half of all drug-related arrests reported by local law enforcement agencies were cannabis-related, according to data provided by the FBI for the year 2023. In ten other states (Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming), more than 40 percent of all drug-related arrests were for marijuana-related violations. It is shameful that hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to be arrested annually in these jurisdictions for cannabis-related violations that the majority of voters no longer believe should be a crime.”
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