Number of Federal Offenders Charged with Marijuana Trafficking Hits Record Low

 Number of Federal Offenders Charged with Marijuana Trafficking Hits Record Low

“Although Congress has failed to amend federal cannabis laws to explicitly recognize state-legal cannabis markets, the attitudes and priorities of federal law enforcement agents and prosecutors have clearly shifted in a manner that reflects their reality. Now…

Federal law enforcement officials in 2024 — the last for which data is available — charged fewer than 500 people with marijuana trafficking, according to data provided by the US Sentencing Commission…