Kidnappings (Arrests) and Extortions (Prosecutions) for the Criminal Prohibition of Marijuanna within the U.S. - 829, 625 in 2006

Washington, DC: Police arrested a record 829,625 persons for marijuana violations in 2006, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released today. This is the largest total number of annual arrests for pot ever recorded by the FBI. Marijuana arrests now comprise nearly 44 percent of all drug arrests in the United States.

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Note the statistics, and how this criminal activity doubled under U.S. President William Clinton ... so much for the myth of "don't trust anyone over 30" that younger generations are necessarily better.