Daniel Macallair, Executive Director of CJCJ, presented to the Assembly Public Safety Committee on October 28, 2009.  His presentation focused on marijuana arrest rates including demographic trends, imprisonment rates, and disparities between arrest rates within California counties.  CJCJ's recently released report, "Marijuana Arrests and California's Drug War: A Report to the California Legislature" highlights these statistics.

View Mr. Macallair's testimony to the State Assembly by clicking on his image  

or view the full informational hearing on Marijuana Legislation below.

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The hearing was also highlighted by Josh Richman with the Contra Costa Times in the recent article "California Marijuana Legalization Debate at Capitol".