Policy

"One Marijuana Arrest Every 42 Seconds in U.S.," According to New FBI Crime Data

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"The FBI has released a new report today showing that police in the U.S. arrest someone for marijuana every 42 seconds," writes Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, "and that 87% of those arrests are for possession alone."

Here's the FBI's chart for nationwide drug arrests in 2011: 

Check out more data from the FBI's report here.