Federal marijuana drug trafficking cases are continuing to fall steadily in the era of state-level legalization, a new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) shows.
The recently published USSC 2024 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics reveals the continuation of a trend that’s been seen over the past decade, with cannabis-related prosecutions dropping precipitously amid the state-level reform push and shifting federal enforcement priorities.
In 2024, there were roughly 500 federal cannabis trafficking cases, according to the report. That’s down from nearly 3,500 in 2015 and approximately 5,000 in 2013.