Archived Police searches drop dramatically in states that legalized marijuana (nbcnews.com)
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Archived Police searches drop dramatically in states that legalized marijuana (nbcnews.com)
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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I wonder if asset forfeiture went up, to replace the funds involved?
[–] derram ago
https://archive.is/7AvQP | :
' Those searches are not a good barometer for the searches officers conduct after making a stop at their own discretion, the researchers said. '
'Traffic searches by highway patrols in Colorado and Washington dropped by nearly half after the two states legalized marijuana in 2012. '
'In both states, the analysis excludes searches incident to an arrest. '
'In both states, marijuana legalization eliminated one of the major justifications used by police officers to stop motorists, cutting searches by more than 40 percent after legalization. '
'The 12 states in the Stanford study that did not pass marijuana decriminalization legislation during the period did not experience significant drops. '
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