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This Cannabis Con Man Could Get 10 Years In Prison — What Did He Do?

This Cannabis Con Man Could Get 10 Years In Prison — What Did He Do?
Justin Costello agreed to pay $35 million in restitution.
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This Cannabis Con Man Could Get 10 Years In Prison — What Did He Do?

This Cannabis Con Man Could Get 10 Years In Prison — What Did He Do?
Justin Costello agreed to pay $35 million in restitution.
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The FBI doesn’t know how many marijuana arrests were made in 2021—and it’s their own damn fault

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report used to issue solid data on weed arrests. Not anymore. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe this year’s numbers.
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Not All Marijuana Offenses Are Pardonable As Cannabis Reform Proceeds

Not All Marijuana Offenses Are Pardonable As Cannabis Reform Proceeds
There have been hundreds of thousands of people incarcerated in state and federal penitentiaries for weed over the decades.
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More Legal Marijuana Equals Less Crime? Not So Fast

More Legal Marijuana Equals Less Crime? Not So Fast
Marijuana advocates like to say that legalization generally means a decrease in crime wherever it is legalized. But that assertion is difficult to prove.
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FBI: Cannabis arrests on the rise for 3rd year running

Law enforcement made an estimated 663,367 cannabis-related arrests in 2018, according to FBI data released this week, up from an estimated 659,700 the previous year. Most were for simple possession.
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