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  • LAW ENFORCEMENT

FBI: Marijuana Possession Arrests Comprised Over 20% of All Drug-Related Arrests in 2024

  • by NORML
  • Posted on October 15, 2025October 27, 2025

“While the total number of marijuana-related arrests have fallen nationwide in recent years, it is clear that marijuana-related prosecutions still remain a primary driver of drug war enforcement in the United States.”

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marijuana possession
  • LAW ENFORCEMENT

Analyses: Drug Interdiction Efforts at US Borders Typically Yield Only Small Quantities of Marijuana

  • by NORML
  • Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Drug interdiction efforts along the US border often involve the seizure of small quantities of marijuana and no other substances, according to a pair of recently issued reports.

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Marijuana Decriminalization
  • LAW ENFORCEMENT

DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests

  • by NORML
  • Posted on June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

The totals are the highest reported by the agency since 2011, when it reported making an estimated 8,500 marijuana-related arrests and seized some 6.7 million plants via its domestic eradication program.

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Arizona Marijuana Laws
  • GOVERNMENT

Arizona: Government Money Used To Oppose Marijuana Legalization

  • by Allen St. Pierre, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on May 14, 2015June 22, 2022

Yavapai County Prosecutor Using Government Money To Oppose Marijuana Legalization

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  • Activism

Joseph McNamara RIP: Champion Against Cops Drug Warring

  • by Allen St. Pierre, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on October 1, 2014June 21, 2022

A genuinely early and respected voice against the war on some drugs passed away Friday,…

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New York Marijuana Laws
  • Activism

New York City’s New Boss, Same as the Old?

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on May 9, 2014June 21, 2022

A new report released this week by the Marijuana Arrest Research Project reveals that marijuana…

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Cannabis Penalties
  • Activism

NORML Argues Police May Not Question Citizens Based on Marijuana Odors

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on February 25, 2014June 21, 2022

NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 18,…

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Racial Disparity Arrests
  • Activism

POLL: Essentially No One Believes Marijuana Users Should Go to Jail

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on May 17, 2013June 20, 2022

Reason-Rupe has just released new polling data that revealed only a minuscule percentage of Americans…

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