Marijuana possession led to nearly 6 percent of all arrests in the United States in 2017, FBI data shows, underscoring the level of policing dedicated to containing behavior that’s legal in 10 states and the nation’s capital.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Where the war on weed still rages
In some U.S. counties, more than 40 percent of all arrests are for marijuana possession
Analysis by Christopher Ingraham
April 15, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EDT