The vast majority of pot shop workers arrested in massive raids won’t go to trial – VICE News
The vast majority of pot shop workers arrested in massive raids won’t go to trial – VICE News
In all, around 80 percent of those who were arrested will likely never have a criminal record for the charges. After the high-profile Project Claudia raids were carried out last May, which police boasted were necessary to preserve “public safety,” 90 individuals faced more than 180 charges. But charges against 72 of those people have since been withdrawn or stayed, meaning the Attorney General declined to pursue the charges to a verdict.
In all, around 80 percent of those who were arrested will likely never have a criminal record for the charges. After the high-profile Project Claudia raids were carried out last May, which police boasted were necessary to preserve “public safety,” 90 individuals faced more than 180 charges. But charges against 72 of those people have since been withdrawn or stayed, meaning the Attorney General declined to pursue the charges to a verdict.
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