NJ marijuana legalization: Why are NJ cops arresting fewer kids, more boomers?
Nearly 40 years ago, juveniles accounted for about a third of all marijuana possession detentions in New Jersey. But now, those under 18 are almost an afterthought. Fewer than 9 percent of all pot busts in 2016 involved juveniles, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
Instead, more resources are being devoted to catching their parents — and grandparents — with weed.