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317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movement

  • Written by Katharine Neill Harris, Fellow in Drug Policy, Rice University
317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movementIt's the first year that most drug arrests were not for marijuana possession.Cappi Thompson/Moment via Getty Images317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movementCC BY-ND

More than 300,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in 2020, FBI records show. Meanwhile, the drug is being legally sold for a profit in 19 states.

That arrest number may sound high, but arrests have actually been...

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