Last year there were more people arrested for weed than violent crimes! This is an ongoing problem as the United States continues towards an authoritarian country that allows certain people certain freedoms and others none. The prison system is a for profit system and needs a steady influx of customers and non-violent pot heads seems to fill this need. https://themindunleashed.com/2020/10/more-people-were-arrested-for-cannabis-than-all-violent-crimes.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyearlenbaugh/2020/10/06/more-people-were-arrested-for-cannabis-last-year-than-for-all-violent-crimes-put-together-according-to-fbi-data/#5d6da130122f