Marijuana Arrests are Troublesome

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/opinion/trouble-with-marijuana-arrests.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=marijuana&st=Search

Raymond Kelly, an officer in the NYPD, tells his fellow officers not to arrest those found with small amounts of marijuana unless it is in plain view. He sees that too many are arrested, mostly racial minority males, from small amounts of marijuana, and it is not a large deal unless they are imposing it onto the public. It was said that marijuana arrests are done to keep criminals off of the street, however, most arrested had never imposed violence or been found of any other crime.