article thumbnail

New Jersey: Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Bill into Law

NORML

4154) into law today facilitating the expungement of low-level marijuana crimes and other offenses. An analysis of nationwide arrest data published last year reported that New Jersey was third in the nation in total marijuana arrests and second only to Wyoming in per capita marijuana arrests. That law goes into effect in 90 days.

Law 292
article thumbnail

Marijuana arrests dropped 36% in 2020, FBI data reveal

Leafly

Covid lockdowns and legalization laws led to the fewest weed arrests since the 1990s. The post Marijuana arrests dropped 36% in 2020, FBI data reveal appeared first on Leafly. But why arrest anyone at all?

Data 136
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

Marijuana 310
article thumbnail

Poll: Respondents in Adult-Use Marijuana States Say Legalization Has Been Successful

NORML

Most adults living in states where marijuana use is legal view the policy change as successful, according to state-specific polling data compiled by YouGov.com. ” Although Maine voters approved adult-use in 2016, lawmakers and regulators have yet to fully implement the state’s law. .

article thumbnail

DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. ” DEA data for 2019 is online here. million in 2018. million in 2018.

DEA 308
article thumbnail

Smartphone Sensor Data Could Detect Cannabis Intoxication With 90% Precision

Veriheal

A brand new study featured in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence delivered exciting news to psychiatrists, health professionals, and law enforcement officials across the United States and beyond. The investigation assessed the suitability of using smartphone sensor data to detect cannabis intoxication, and it had promising results.

Data 119
article thumbnail

Study: Pain Patients Report Significant Health Improvements Following Enactment of Medical Cannabis Access Laws

NORML

Those suffering from chronic pain report significant improvements in health following the passage of medical cannabis access laws, according to data published in the journal Forum for Health Economics & Policy. Among state-licensed medical cannabis registrants, two out of three report consuming cannabis to mitigate pain conditions.

Access 180