THE FACTS
Since 1971, the War on Drugs has cost the United States an estimated $1.5T
$1,500,000,000,000
SPENT SINCE 1971
The federal government spends more than $9B per day incarcerating Americans convicted of drug offenses
$9,000,000,000
SPENT PER DAY
15,700,000
PEOPLE ARRESTED
15.7MM people were arrested for cannabis offenses in the last decade
1,250,000
PER YEAR
More than 1.25MM Americans are arrested for each year for drug possession
75%
OF DRUG LAW VIOLATORS
Black and Latino individuals together make up 29% of the total U.S population, but more than 75% of drug law violators in state and federal prisons
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