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Related: About this forumFederal 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.
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
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Is this like some hospitals combine synthetic cannabinoids with natural cannabis in their reporting?
quaint
Aug 2022
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Nearly every locality has an Area Task Force on Drugs in partnership with Federal agencies.
Midnight Writer
Aug 2022
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quaint
(3,544 posts)1. Is this like some hospitals combine synthetic cannabinoids with natural cannabis in their reporting?
questionseverything
(10,138 posts)2. Wasted tax dollars
But it keeps lots of cops busy
Midnight Writer
(22,969 posts)3. Nearly every locality has an Area Task Force on Drugs in partnership with Federal agencies.
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.