The report on marijuana arrests in Washington state conservatively estimates those arrests cost $305,714,500 in police and court proceedings during the past 25 years, and $194,026,500 in the past 10 years, a figure that excludes the cost of defense and court fines.
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Wow what a staggering figure. Does that include the cost to house these people in prisons as well?