Marijuana arrests dropped 36% in 2020, FBI data reveal
Covid lockdowns and legalization laws led to the fewest weed arrests since the 1990s. But why arrest anyone at all?
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Covid lockdowns and legalization laws led to the fewest weed arrests since the 1990s. But why arrest anyone at all?
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Courtesy of PSI Labs This article was produced in partnership with PSI Labs. With inconsistent testing and market pressures, the numbers don’t always tell the whole story. Cannabis legalization means consumers are more informed than ever—at least, theoretically. Most legal-cannabis states have some sort of testing requirement designed to put safe products on the shelves and to give the public some idea and assurance of what they’re buying. The problem: Too often, cannabis isn’t quite what it says on the label. If you follow cannabis regulation, you’ve already seen some pretty epic m...