Progress? Yes. Justice? Not Yet: Cannabis Possession Still Makes Up 20% of US Drug Arrests
While cannabis is now legal in almost half the country, thousands are still arrested in other parts of the United States simply for carrying weed. In 2024, more than 20% of drug arrests were for cannabis possession, according to NORML’s analysis of FBI Crime Data Explorer figures. To put that into perspective, last year saw […]
FBI data shows cannabis arrests are driving the drug war (Newsletter: October 16, 2025)
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