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Topic: Arrests

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Annual Total Of Marijuana Arrests Holds Steady In 2012

Washington, DC: Police made an estimated 750,000 arrests for violations of marijuana laws in 2012…

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California: Law Change Leads To Dramatic Decline In Misdemeanor Marijuana Arrests

Sacramento, CA: The annual number of misdemeanor drug arrests has fallen by nearly 50 percent…

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Study: Blacks Disproportionately Arrested For Drug Possession Violations In Washington, DC

Washington, DC: African Americans in the District of Columbia are arrested for illicit drug offenses…

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Study: Black Arrest Rate For Marijuana Offenses Four Times That Of Whites

New York, NY: African Americans are far more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession…

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New York City: Those Arrested For Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely To Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes

New York, NY: Arresting and prosecuting low level marijuana offenders in New York City has…

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Marijuana Arrests Decline In 2011, But Still Total Half Of All Illicit Drug Violations

Washington, DC: Police made 757,969 arrests in 2011 for marijuana-related offenses, according to the Federal…

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“Smell” Of Pot Inadequate For Cops To Justify Probable Cause, Study Says

Philadelphia, PA: Marijuana’s odor is seldom discernible enough to justify probable cause by law enforcement…

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$20, age 17, first offense: 10 years in jail

A Missouri judge sentenced an adolescent first time offender to ten years in state prison…

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