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THE RISK OF ARREST FOR CANNABIS CONSUMERS IS SHRINKING

AFTER RISING FOR three years in a row, marijuana arrests in the United States fell by 18 percent in 2019. Police made about 545,600 such arrests in 2019, according to the FBI, compared to about 663,400 in 2018.

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