Reform Group Calls Number Of Marijuana Busts In N.J. 'Insane'

Coming in with the second-highest yearly total on record, New Jersey in 2014 saw 24,689 marijuana possession arrests, according to the latest crime statistics.

A New Jersey group devoted to marijuana reform, specifically its legalization and taxation, claims this number helps their case.

“We see that number as insane,” said Ari Rosmarin of New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform. “As the whole country, in many respects, is heading in one direction on marijuana law, New Jersey appears to be heading in the other.”

In a conversation with New Jersey 101.5, Rosmarin said the possession arrests, which generally comprise pot amounts under 50 grams, are just wasting time and money while damaging people’s lives.

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