317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movement
- Written by Katharine Neill Harris, Fellow in Drug Policy, Rice University
It's the first year that most drug arrests were not for marijuana possession.Cappi Thompson/Moment via Getty Images
CC BY-NDMore than 300,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in 2020, FBI records show. Meanwhile, the drug is being legally sold for a profit in 19 states.
That arrest number may sound high, but arrests have actually been...