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National Arrests for Cannabis Possession Decline, But Remain Higher Than Arrests for Violent Crime

According to 2019 data from the FBI, about a third of drug possession arrests in the U.S. are for cannabis.

Posted by Brian MacIver
December 4, 2020
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Source: FBI data
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