Marijuana arrests spike in many Pennsylvania counties - but why?
Counties across Pennsylvania are arresting people for marijuana possession at record levels even as police departments in the Commonwealth’s largest cities are adopting decriminalization procedures.
So why are arrests increasing? To find out, I crunched data, made nice charts, and asked local law enforcement for comment. What I discovered is that police often hope minor pot arrests lead to other, bigger, better crimes or criminals. Police also claim to let a lot of people go for weed, which is also rather difficult to prove.
Meanwhile, prosecutors are trying to keep the bulk of these cases out of criminal courts, but are still throwing the book at some marijuana defendants.
Marijuana is more accepted by the mainstream and local cannabis consumers may have become too relaxed where prohibition still exists. Still, rising arrests seem to be driven more by a patchwork of policies and priorities that can change dramatically at the...
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