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Interactive map: See which counties bust the most people for marijuana

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday it's time to study whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use. During the last decade, California law enforcement agencies made 611,000 marijuana possession and distribution arrests, according to a Sacramento Bee review of state data. If pot was legalized, it would affect some counties a lot more than others. Use the map below to see where marijuana arrests happen most often.




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County Misdemeanor. Arrests Felony Arrests Arrests per 1,000 residents

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Highest Arrest Rates ...

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Alpine 181 49 21.7

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Trinity 186 378 5.4

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Humboldt 3515 1366 4.8

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Sierra 98 30 4.7

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Colusa 595 145 4.7

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Calaveras 1171 262 4.3

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Imperial 3595 1487 4.3

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Mendicino 1977 1010 4.3

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Inyo 473 94 4.2

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Plumas 481 174 4.1

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Lowest Arrest Rates ...

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Lassen 213 64 1

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San Mateo 5164 1669 1.2

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San Joaquin 4023 2093 1.3

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Tulare 3123 1049 1.4

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Contra Costa 6978 3490 1.4

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Tuolumne 474 173 1.5

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San Benito 584 86 1.6

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Sutter 875 165 1.6

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Marin 2827 506 1.7

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Sacramento 11144 5264 1.7



Note:sbetween 10 and 69 years of age.

California Department of Justice.

This story was originally published May 8, 2009 at 11:05 AM with the headline "Interactive map: See which counties bust the most people for marijuana."

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