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Katharine Neill Harris, Fellow in Drug Policy, Rice University

317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movement

It's the first year that most drug arrests were not for marijuana possession. Cappi Thompson/Moment via Getty Images
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More 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.

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