New Frontier, the cannabis Big Data and analytics authority, in partnership with ArcView Market Research, the leading publisher of cannabis market projections and information, has
The City of Philadelphia passed a measure that decriminalized possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana. However, issuing a ‘code violation’ instead of taking
There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania, and when it comes to marijuana possession arrests, not all counties are created equal in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia decriminalized the
According to data just released by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, New York City marijuana arrests in 2015 dropped to under
In 2015 Justin Trudeau was elected Prime Minister of Canada, which was considered by many to be the top marijuana reform moment of the year.
I have never been to New Jersey, but TWB gets a lot of readers from there, and they have all been nice people. Some of
CORRECTION: Please note that a previous version of this press release contained an error that is corrected below. From 2003 to 2013 marijuana possession arrests
Marijuana prohibition is one of the worst public policies in American history. Marijuana opponents will try as hard as they can to act like no
Marijuana decriminalization works. It’s obviously not as good as legalization, but it’s far better than prohibition. I actually received a ticket under Oregon’s marijuana decriminalization
Philadelphia became the largest U.S. city to decriminalize marijuana possession earlier this year. The marijuana decriminalization measure was passed by the Philadelphia City Council after
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that
Now that the United States has celebrated its Independence and hard-earned freedom on July, 4th, it is important to remember that there is still much
Wednesday: Councilmembers to Vote on Decriminalization Bill that Would Reduce Racial Disparities and Re-Prioritize Law Enforcement Resources With Support of Mayor and Supermajority of Councilmembers,
By Phillip Smith The FBI Monday released its annual Uniform Crime Report, and the numbers show that the war on drugs continues to roll right along.
There is one drug arrest every 20 seconds in the US; a marijuana arrest every 42 seconds New FBI numbers reveal failure of “War on
The annual number of misdemeanor drug arrests has fallen by nearly 50 percent in California in five years, largely due to the imposition of a 2010 law reducing minor
The California Attorney General has released its 2012 Crime Report. According to the report, there were 13,434 felony marijuana arrests in California in 2012, continuing a downward
In spite of growing public support for medical marijuana, concern about overreach by the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies, and cutbacks in
By Phillip Smith Thanks to aggressive policing strategies, New York City has for more than a decade been the world’s leader in marijuana possession arrests,
While New York’s governor and lawmakers continue to discuss and work towards decriminalizing the public display of marijuana, which would stop tens of thousands of
By Phillip Smith People — almost all of them young people of color — are being arrested at the rate of a thousand a week
Report Documents Huge Waste of Police Resources in NYC, “Marijuana Arrest Capital of the World”; Majority of Those Arrested Are Black and Latino Youth Report
Police departments in America have a government backed incentive to arrest people for drug offenses (smoking or selling pot for example) rather than pursuing violent
Marijuana Arrests Decline In 2011, But Still Total Half Of All Illicit Drug Violations By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Police made 757,969 arrests in
