A recent annual report from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revealed a significant increase in cannabis-related arrests in 2021. Last year, the agency confiscated more than 5.5 million cannabis plants and arrested approximately 6,600 people, a staggering 32% increase in arrests compared to 2020. This is part of a concerning nationwide trend where cannabis-related arrests continue to rise despite more states embracing decriminalization policies and implementing adult-use legalization laws.
The DEA is just one of many local, state, and federal law enforcement organizations enforcing cruel and destructive cannabis prohibition policies nationwide. Across the country, over half a million people are still being arrested for cannabis-related offenses every year as states that maintain prohibition intensify their crackdowns – particularly in communities of color.
Could all this DEA action against MJ be, because the states – abt 40 – are not getting the tax revenue they expected from legalizing MJ… because the bureaucrats taxed the crap of the entire MJ industry from growth to sales… and the cartels.. came in and under cut the local retailers price.
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