Percentage by which NJ marijuana arrests increased between 2013 and 2017
Even as the movement to legalize adult-use marijuana has grown in New Jersey, marijuana-related arrests have risen markedly, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey. In a data brief published on Friday, ACLU-NJ reported that 37,623 arrests for possession and distribution were made in 2017, a 35% increase over 2013 (27,923). In 2017, there were about 95 marijuana arrest a day in the Garden State, or one every 15 minutes; in 2013, there were 66 possession arrests daily, or one about every 21 minutes.