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  2. Rockefeller Drug Laws - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 2009, drug treatment was available at the discretion of prosecutors. The sentencing was made retroactive, which allowed over 1000 incarcerated defendants to apply for resentencing and possible release. [16] New York City has been called the cannabis-arrest capital of the world, [17] with over 40,000 arrests in 2008. Despite New York's ...

  3. Cannabis in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. List of cannabis seizures - Wikipedia

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    375,000 cannabis plants and 33,480 pounds of harvested marijuana: Largest seizure ever in Los Angeles County, worth over one billion dollars. [31] [32] Oregon State Police: White City, Oregon: 2021: 500,000 pounds of harvested marijuana: More than 100 people were arrested along with the seizure marijuana worth approximately $500 million. [33 ...

  5. Legal history of cannabis in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Detailed sales logs were required to record marijuana sales. Selling marijuana to any person who had previously paid the annual fee incurred a tax of $1 per ounce or fraction thereof; however, the tax was $100 ($2,206 adjusted for inflation) per ounce or fraction thereof to sell any person who had not registered and paid the annual fee. [37]

  6. Kamala Harris said she’s long supported legalizing ... - AOL

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    An ACLU analysis of arrests from 2010 to 2018 found that Black people were 3.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession despite similar rates of use.

  7. Timeline of cannabis laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1978: San Francisco residents approved Proposition W, a non-binding measure directing city law enforcement to "cease the arrest and prosecution of individuals involved in the cultivation, transfer, or possession of marijuana". [99]

  8. Police groups oppose Florida recreational weed. Supporters ...

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    A 2023 state government fiscal analysis estimated that recreational marijuana sales would bring in "at least $195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax revenues once the retail market is ...

  9. Ohio Issue 2 wouldn't expunge marijuana convictions. Here's ...

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    Several states have used recreational marijuana programs to wipe criminal records and ease sentences. Ohio Issue 2 doesn't do that. Ohio Issue 2 wouldn't expunge marijuana convictions.