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On the recordMarch 3, 2014
I am just as alarmed by figures that were raised in our prior hearing. For example, in 2011, the FBI reported approximately 750,000 Americans were arrested for a marijuana law violation.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights alarming statistics on marijuana arrests compared to violent crime.

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