High Times -The success of cannabis legalization across the United States over the past several years has somewhat convinced the American public that the War on Weed is a dying animal. However, the latest national crimes statistics published by the FBI reveal that law enforcement agencies are continuing to bust people for minor marijuana offenses at a rate significantly higher than arrests for other “epidemic” drugs.
According to the report, the boys in blue made over 700,000 marijuana-related arrests in 2014, which represents an increase for the first time since 2009....
The data shows that 88 percent of all the arrests made in 2014 were for people who were busted for marijuana possession alone. In fact, just over 5 percent of the arrests were for larger crimes involving the illegal cultivation and distribution of the herb. This means that over 600,000 people went to jail last year for using a substance that is now legal for recreational and medicinal purposes or decriminalized in well over half the United States.
1 comment:
People are less careful and smoking in public. Makes them easier to arrest. A little paranoia is a good thing
Post a Comment