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Title: Marijuana Prosecutions For Year 2009 Near Record High
Post by: elyusium on 09-17-2010 at 02:00:56 PM
It's really time we stopped these people from arresting innocent people.

Marijuana Prosecutions For Year 2009 Near Record High -- Pot Arrests Now Comprise More Than One-Half Of All Drug Arrests Nationwide
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Washington, DC: Police prosecuted 858,408 persons for marijuana violations in 2009, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released yesterday. The arrest total is the second highest ever reported by the FBI, and marks a 1.3 percent increase in the number of arrests reported in 2008 (847,864).

According to the report, marijuana arrests now comprise more than one-half (approximately 52 percent) of all drug arrests reported in the United States. A decade ago, marijuana arrests comprised just 44 percent of all drug arrests.
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Approximately forty-six percent of all drug prosecutions nationwide are for marijuana possession.

"The numbers tell the story; the enforcement of criminal marijuana laws and the prosecution of marijuana offenders, in particular minor marijuana possession defendants, is driving the present drug war," NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. "Those who claim otherwise would be better off advocating for a long-overdue reprioritization law enforcement resources and concerns.

"It makes no sense to continue to prosecute Americans for their use of a substance that poses far fewer health risks than alcohol or tobacco. A better and more sensible solution would be to legalize and regulate cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol, as is presently being proposed in California by Proposition 19."

Of those charged with marijuana violations, approximately 88 percent (758,593 Americans) were charged with possession only. The remaining 99,815 individuals were charged with "sale/manufacture," a category that includes virtually all cultivation offenses.

Regionally, the percentage of marijuana arrests was highest in the Midwest (62 percent of all drug arrests) and southern regions (56 percent of all drug arrests) of the United States, and lowest in the west, where pot prosecutions comprised only 40 percent of total drug arrests.

In 2007, the FBI reported 872,721 marijuana prosecutions in the United States, the highest total on record.

For more information, please contact Allen St. Pierre, NORML Deputy Director, at (202) 483-5500, or Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: paul@norml.org.
Title: Re: Marijuana Prosecutions For Year 2009 Near Record High
Post by: Sea Mac on 09-22-2010 at 04:52:40 AM
I totally agree. And so does the Shafer Commission (http://thetruthabouthemp.com/hempity/index.php/topic,45.0.html)!
Title: Re: Marijuana Prosecutions For Year 2009 Near Record High
Post by: LadyDraggonn on 09-25-2010 at 03:12:31 PM
Great post! and I so agree!
Title: Re: Marijuana Prosecutions For Year 2009 Near Record High
Post by: Hempity on 09-25-2010 at 10:28:51 PM
Great to see you guys, and yea! get passionate,people are rotting in jails all over the world.
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