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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
imageIt's the first year that most drug arrests were not for marijuana possession.Cappi Thompson/Moment via Getty ImagesimageCC 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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