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Category: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Marijuana Justice Scales
  • Decriminalization

Virginia: Legislation Bars Police from Using Marijuana Odor as a Pretext for a Search

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

The bills’ language states, “no law-enforcement officer may lawfully search or seize any person, place, or thing solely on the basis of the odor of marijuana.”

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Marijuana Arrests
  • ACTIVISM

FBI: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year, But Still Outpace Arrests for All Violent Crimes

  • by NORML
  • Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

"At a time when the overwhelming majority of Americans want cannabis to be legal and regulated, it is an outrage that many police departments across the country continue to waste tax dollars and limited law enforcement resources on arresting otherwise law-abiding citizens for simple marijuana possession."

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2020 Virginia Special Session
  • 2020

Virginia: Marijuana-Related Bills Advance During Special Legislative Session

  • by NORML
  • Posted on September 8, 2020September 10, 2020

Included in legislation being considered this special session are a number marijuana-related objectives which have advanced in both the Senate and House of Delegates thus far.

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Marijuana Arrests
  • 2020

DEA Assisting “to the Maximum Extent Possible” in the Federal Law Enforcement Response to Nationwide Protests — NORML Responds

  • by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  • Posted on June 3, 2020June 30, 2020

If you haven’t read our statement on the murder of George Floyd and the intersections…

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Marijuana Leafs and handcuffs
  • 2020

Virginia: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year

  • by NORML
  • Posted on June 1, 2020June 2, 2020

“It is a positive sign that after years of heightened enforcement, we’re now seeing a downward trend in marijuana-related arrests in Virginia.

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Marijuana Leafs and handcuffs
  • 2020

Study: Police Make Fewer Traffic Stops Following Marijuana Legalization, But People of Color Still Disproportionately Targeted

  • by NORML
  • Posted on May 7, 2020June 18, 2020

“The data thus suggest that, although overall search rates dropped in Washington and Colorado, black and Hispanic drivers still faced discrimination in search decisions.”

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Marijuana Plant Seizures
  • 2020

DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

  • by NORML
  • Posted on April 14, 2020June 15, 2020

“These totals affirm that targeting marijuana-related growing operations still remains a DEA priority, even at a time when most Americans have made it clear that they want cannabis policies to head in a very different direction.”

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Smoking Couple
  • Courts

LIFE FOR POT: Why Relief Is Needed For Incarcerated Cannabis Offenders

  • by NORML
  • Posted on April 2, 2020July 8, 2020

John Knock, now 72 years old, has been in custody and already served 24 years towards his interminable bit of two life sentences plus twenty years for his first offense and involvement in a non-violent marijuana distribution conspiracy. 

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