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Bi-Partisan Legislation Could Put an End to New York's Costly Marijuana Arrest Crusade

Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. May 13, 2011.

Pot arrests are highly expensive for the taxpayer, associated racial disparities are ghastly, and just to ice the cake, most of these arrests are the result of illegal searches.

Note to Jay Leno: Marijuana Is Not "Essentially Legal" -- More Than 800,000 People a Year Are Arrested for It

Stephen Gutwillig, AlterNet. September 3, 2010.

Leno demonstrates his lack of familiarity with the enormous number arrests in this country tied to marijuana.

The Drug War's Latest Tally: 872,721 Pot Arrests, an All-Time High

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. September 16, 2008.

Cannabis arrests now comprise nearly 47.5 percent of all drug arrests in the United States, 89% of them for mere possession.

Pot Prisoners Cost Americans $1 Billion a Year

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. February 10, 2007.

The latest numbers are out: nearly 800,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges in 2005. When will the insanity stop?

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