African Americans are arrested in Alabama for violating marijuana laws at rates significantly higher than that of whites.
Topic: Arrests
The total number of persons arrested in the United States for violating marijuana laws rose for the second consecutive year.
African Americans in Louisiana are disproportionately arrested for low-level marijuana possession offenses.
The number of cannabis-related felony sentences in Washington fell an estimated 90 percent in the 18-months immediately following the opening of adult use marijuana retail stores.
Marijuana-related arrests increased over 20 percent between the years 2016 and 2017, according to crime data compiled by the Virginia State Police.
Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops in the United States fell nearly 40 percent between 2016 and 2017.
Minor marijuana possession arrests have plunged in the city of New Orleans following the adoption of a municipal ordinance one year ago that called for fining rather than arresting low-level offenders.
New York City police are continuing to disproportionately arrest African Americans and Latinos for minor marijuana possession violations.