drug arrests

Nearly 800,000 people will be arrested this year due to field drug tests, known for not being consistently accurate. Out of that number, approximately 30,000 arrests will include individuals falsely accused by color-based presumptive tests, despite not possessing illegal substances themselves. That...

According to the latest data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Black Minnesotans are nearly five times more likely to be arrested on marijuana charges than whites. "In 2021 there were 6,055 marijuana arrests in the state," according to BCA’s latest data. The drug accounted...