January
16,
2020
Federal
prosecutions
for
marijuana-related
crimes
fell
significantly
from
September
30,
2018
to
September
30,
2019,
according
to
a
recently
released
report
from
Supreme
Court
Justice
John
Roberts.
The
2019
end-of-year
report
finds
that
the
number
of
federal
defendants
charged
with
cannabis-associated
crimes
declined
by
28
percent.
By
contrast,
total
filings
for
drug
crimes
increased
five
percent
over
the
same
time
period,
totaling
over
83,000
cases
in
2019.
Separate
data
reported
by
the
US
Drug
Enforcement
Administration
in
July
reported
a
decline
in
DEA-led
marijuana
seizures,
but
showed
an
increase
in
DEA
arrests
for
marijuana
violations
in
2018.
State-level
arrests
for
marijuana
violations
have
increased
year-over-year
since
2016,
according
to
annual
data
reported
by
the
US
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation.
Full
text
of
the
2019
Year-End
Report
on
the
Federal
Judiciary
is
online
here.
