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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,568 posts) Sat Aug 6, 2022, 07:09 AM Aug 2022

Federal Cannabis Arrests Jump 25% Under Biden - LA Weekly

Lots of people talking about this article about federal marijuana arrests jumping under Biden. It's bad no matter what, marijuana should be legal. But there's something very fishy about these numbers, and I suspect they're giving a false impression.
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Federal Cannabis Arrests Jump 25% Under Biden - LA Weekly
President Biden promised decriminalization early in his term but federal cannabis arrests have skyrocketed to the highest number in a decade.

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Federal Cannabis Arrests Jump 25% Under Biden - LA Weekly (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 OP

Is this like some hospitals combine synthetic cannabinoids with natural cannabis in their reporting? quaint Aug 2022 #1

Wasted tax dollars questionseverything Aug 2022 #2

Nearly every locality has an Area Task Force on Drugs in partnership with Federal agencies. Midnight Writer Aug 2022 #3

quaint

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1. Is this like some hospitals combine synthetic cannabinoids with natural cannabis in their reporting?

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Sat Aug 6, 2022, 08:30 AM

Aug 2022

questionseverything

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2. Wasted tax dollars

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Sat Aug 6, 2022, 09:35 AM

Aug 2022

But it keeps lots of cops busy

Midnight Writer

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3. Nearly every locality has an Area Task Force on Drugs in partnership with Federal agencies.

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Sat Aug 6, 2022, 12:37 PM

Aug 2022

States adjacent to "legal" States set up border patrols and sometimes even checkpoints to intercept the legally purchased weed that comes into their territory. These States are pretty "gung-ho" about nabbing border-crossers for possession. It's pretty easy-pickings for the cops. And LEOs love to display their arrest numbers to show they are doing a heckuva job and justify their pay.

I wonder if the escalation has to do with the increase in legal States bordering illegal States and the subsequent increase in "pot tourism"? I think most pot tourists are going to bring home a little something.

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