United States Marijuana Arrest Information

ARRESTS RESULTING FROM MARIJUANA US STATISTICS AND FACTS Facts About Marijuana * Marijuana is a plant containing the psychoactive chemical THC. Marijuana's effects are less harmful than those of most other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco. * U.S. marijuana policy is unique among American criminal laws in being enforced so widely and harshly, yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the population. There is no compelling evidence that marijuana contributes substantially to traffic accidents and fatalities. At some doses, marijuana affects perception and psychomotor performance - changes which could impair driving ability. However, Alcohol tends to increase risky driving practices as opposed to marijuana which tends to make subjects more cautious. More than 800,000 people are arrested for marijuana each the vast Police prosecuted 858,408 persons for marijuana violations in 2009. Of those charged with marijuana violations, approximately 88 percent (758,593 Americans) were charged with possession only. The remaining 99,815 individuals were charged with "sale/manufacture," a category that includes virtually all cultivation offenses year, majority of them for simple possession. Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. US taxpayers pay an estimated $10 ilion annually on marijuana prohibition costs, to arrest more than 853,000 individuals per year Number of those charged with marijuana law violations who were arrested for possession only: Number of Americans Number of people arrested for a marijuana law violation in 2011: incarcerated in 2011 in federal, state and local prisons and jails: 757,969 663,032 2,266,800 or 1 in every 99.1 adults SE JUSTICE MENT According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data, there were a total of 1.5 MILLION drug arrests made nationwide in 2011, and out of those arrests, about 750,000 were for marijuana (just under half, 49.5 percent) -- that's one marijuana arrest every 42 seconds and one drug arrest every 21 seconds in the U.S. INVESTICA OF Total Drug Arrests Total Marijuana Arrests Year Total Arrests Total Violent Total Property Marijuana Trafficking Marijuana Possession Crime Arrests Crime Arrests Arrests 2011 12,408,899 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 2010 13,120,947 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 2009 13,687,241 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 2008 14,005,615 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 2007 14,209,365 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 2006 14,380,370 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 2005 14,094,186 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 2004 13,938,071 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 2003 13,639,479 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 2002 13,741,438 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 2001 13,699,254 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 ARRESTS OE THE FAMOUS Whitney Houston Grammy winning pop diva was busted boarding an airplane in Hawaii. Officers found 15.2 grams in her bag. Source: Boston Globe, January 17, 2000 Carlos Santana Legendary Grammy award winning guitar player busted at Houston Airport in 1991 for transporting five grams of marijuana from Mexico. Source: High Times John Lennon Famed front man of The Beatles busted for hash in London in 1968. 5 years later almost deported from America because of the charges. Source: High Times Chris Webber Sacramento Kings player charged with marijuana possession and assaulting a police officer in 1998. He was pulled over and he resisted the police officer. The vehicle was impounded and traces of marijuana were found inside. Source: CannabisNews.com ARRESTS FOR DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS ( Percent Distribution by Region, 2010 ) NORTHEAST MIDWEST Sales/ Manufacture 6.8% 15.6% WEST Sales/ Manufacture 9.6% Possession 48.3% 9.9% 29.3% Possession 53.9% 26.6% Sales/ Manufacture 5.5% 9.9% Possession 33.5% 51.2% SOUTH : Marijuana arrest Other drug abuse arrest Sales/ Manufacture 5.4% 12.4% Possession 51.5% 30.7% Sources : http://www.backslashonline.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1504:marijuana-facts-and-statistics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/one-marijuana-arrest-occu_n_2041236.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/one-marijuana-arrest-occu_n_2041236.html http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Marijuana#Total http://norml.org/library/arrest-reportslitem/arrests-of-the-rich-and-famous?category_id=584 http://www.fbi.gov/labout-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/persons-arrested NOILVO DEPART DERAL BURE ARRESTS RESULTING FROM MARIJUANA US STATISTICS AND FACTS Facts About Marijuana * Marijuana is a plant containing the psychoactive chemical THC. Marijuana's effects are less harmful than those of most other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco. * U.S. marijuana policy is unique among American criminal laws in being enforced so widely and harshly, yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the population. There is no compelling evidence that marijuana contributes substantially to traffic accidents and fatalities. At some doses, marijuana affects perception and psychomotor performance - changes which could impair driving ability. However, Alcohol tends to increase risky driving practices as opposed to marijuana which tends to make subjects more cautious. More than 800,000 people are arrested for marijuana each the vast Police prosecuted 858,408 persons for marijuana violations in 2009. Of those charged with marijuana violations, approximately 88 percent (758,593 Americans) were charged with possession only. The remaining 99,815 individuals were charged with "sale/manufacture," a category that includes virtually all cultivation offenses year, majority of them for simple possession. Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. US taxpayers pay an estimated $10 ilion annually on marijuana prohibition costs, to arrest more than 853,000 individuals per year Number of those charged with marijuana law violations who were arrested for possession only: Number of Americans Number of people arrested for a marijuana law violation in 2011: incarcerated in 2011 in federal, state and local prisons and jails: 757,969 663,032 2,266,800 or 1 in every 99.1 adults SE JUSTICE MENT According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data, there were a total of 1.5 MILLION drug arrests made nationwide in 2011, and out of those arrests, about 750,000 were for marijuana (just under half, 49.5 percent) -- that's one marijuana arrest every 42 seconds and one drug arrest every 21 seconds in the U.S. INVESTICA OF Total Drug Arrests Total Marijuana Arrests Year Total Arrests Total Violent Total Property Marijuana Trafficking Marijuana Possession Crime Arrests Crime Arrests Arrests 2011 12,408,899 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 1,531,251 2010 13,120,947 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 1,638,846 2009 13,687,241 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 1,663,582 2008 14,005,615 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 1,702,537 2007 14,209,365 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 1,841,182 2006 14,380,370 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 1,889,810 2005 14,094,186 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 1,846,351 2004 13,938,071 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 1,746,570 2003 13,639,479 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 1,678,192 2002 13,741,438 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 1,538,813 2001 13,699,254 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 1,586,902 ARRESTS OE THE FAMOUS Whitney Houston Grammy winning pop diva was busted boarding an airplane in Hawaii. Officers found 15.2 grams in her bag. Source: Boston Globe, January 17, 2000 Carlos Santana Legendary Grammy award winning guitar player busted at Houston Airport in 1991 for transporting five grams of marijuana from Mexico. Source: High Times John Lennon Famed front man of The Beatles busted for hash in London in 1968. 5 years later almost deported from America because of the charges. Source: High Times Chris Webber Sacramento Kings player charged with marijuana possession and assaulting a police officer in 1998. He was pulled over and he resisted the police officer. The vehicle was impounded and traces of marijuana were found inside. Source: CannabisNews.com ARRESTS FOR DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS ( Percent Distribution by Region, 2010 ) NORTHEAST MIDWEST Sales/ Manufacture 6.8% 15.6% WEST Sales/ Manufacture 9.6% Possession 48.3% 9.9% 29.3% Possession 53.9% 26.6% Sales/ Manufacture 5.5% 9.9% Possession 33.5% 51.2% SOUTH : Marijuana arrest Other drug abuse arrest Sales/ Manufacture 5.4% 12.4% Possession 51.5% 30.7% Sources : http://www.backslashonline.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1504:marijuana-facts-and-statistics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/one-marijuana-arrest-occu_n_2041236.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/one-marijuana-arrest-occu_n_2041236.html http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Marijuana#Total http://norml.org/library/arrest-reportslitem/arrests-of-the-rich-and-famous?category_id=584 http://www.fbi.gov/labout-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/persons-arrested NOILVO DEPART DERAL BURE