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The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...
Marijuana arrests comprise almost one-half (48.3%) of all drug arrests reported in the U.S. [95] According to the American Civil Liberties Union, there were 8.2 million marijuana arrests from 2001 to 2010, and 88% of those arrests were just for having marijuana with them. [96]
The number of arrests for marijuana distribution and marijuana possession with intent to distribute was 1,378 in 2010, and 234 in 2015. [33] In 2016, however, more than 400 people were arrested in D.C. for public consumption of marijuana, and numbers remained high in 2017.
A couple were charged with possessing marijuana, resisting arrest and other crimes, but the charges were dropped by the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office after a bystander’s video ...
Drugged-driving arrests connected to marijuana use have declined in the three years since New York’s cannabis legalization in 2021, as questions linger about efforts to keep stoned drivers off ...
In 2022, marijuana arrests made up 33.69% of the arrests made in the state of Florida. The continued prohibition of marijuana places an undue burden on our criminal justice system, resulting in ...
Possession of up to 6 g (1 ⁄ 5 oz) of cannabis (or 2 g, 1 ⁄ 20 oz of hashish) is an administrative offense, punishable by a fine of ₽5,000 or detention of up to 15 days. Possession of larger amounts is a criminal offense. Foreign nationals and stateless individuals who violate the law are subject to deportation regardless of the amount. [215]
Two Kansas City Chiefs offensive linemen were arrested in Johnson County on Thursday and charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Godrick, both second-year ...