More Than 200,000 People Were Arrested For Marijuana Possession In The U.S. Last Year, FBI Data Shows

More Than 200,000 People Were Arrested For Marijuana Possession In The U.S. Last Year, FBI Data Shows

More than 200,000 people were arrested for possessing marijuana in the U.S. last year, according to the FBI’s latest annual crime report, and another 17,000 were booked for allegedly selling or growing cannabis. Those figures likely understate the true number of people busted for marijuana, however, given inconsistencies in the federal data and questions about the agency’s changing methodology from recent years, as well as the fact that about 13…

Nearly 1 in 4 US Drug Arrests Are for Marijuana Possession

"Hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to be arrested annually for low-level cannabis-related violations even though a majority of voters no longer believe that the responsible use of marijuana by adults should be a crime." The post FBI: Nearly 1 in 4 Drug Arrests Nationwide Are for Marijuana Possession appeared first on NORML.

Cannabis is legal in most states - why are arrests rising?

Cannabis is legal for medical or recreational purposes in the majority of U.S. states, but plant-related arrests still happen every day. Thousands of people also remain in prison for nonviolent cannabis charges. Curious how many people still get arrested for weed? The answer may surprise you. RELATED: UN cannabis report raises more questions than answers According to new federal data, there were over 218,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2025. Nea…

More Than 218,000 Marijuana Arrests Reported in U.S. in 2025, Up 7% From Previous Year

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information More than 218,000 marijuana-related arrests were reported across the United States in 2025, an increase of nearly 7% from the previous year, according to newly updated data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The increase comes even as more states loosen their cannabis laws and the federal government moves toward rescheduling marijuana. The FBI's Crime Data Explorer lists 200,960 arrest…