Marijuana arrests have nearly doubled from 1991 to 2009, increasing by 150% during the 1990s and increasing steadily in recent years, producing an annualized change of 6.56% per year during this period.
Overall, levels of marijuana use in the United States have remained fundamentally unchanged during this period. Population estimates of annual marijuana use, for example, have remained relatively constant over the last five years at approximately 25 million individuals.
From 2003 to 2007, the number of annual marijuana arrests increased by 2.93% per year, while the number of annual marijuana users decreased by 0.21% per year.
The overall marijuana arrest rate of between 3% and 6% of users is not enough to represent a meaningful deterrent.
@Jutisan your welcome! America don't care about peoples rights or people's personal freedom... it's all about the big $. prohibition needs to end so innocent people can stop going to prison for victimless crimes..
420deew420 1 year ago
First! and also thank you for putting this up and i just hope that more people realize what they are doing by allowing this country to continue a seemingly never ending process of turning innocent people into hardened criminals
Jutisan 1 year ago