[Ken H]

let's go ahead and compare the 1996 number of 641,000 to the most recent figure, 771,000 -- that's a 20% increase. Drug [marijuana-kh] use went up 40% in the same period.

Arrests are up, and mj use is up.

We're arresting fewer people, and that's part of the reason for the increase.

You lost me-- your data shows more arrests.

[robertpaulsen]

"Arrests are up, and mj use is up."

That's one way of putting it. Another is arrests are up 20% and mj use is up 40%.

"You lost me-- your data shows more arrests."

The arrests are not keeping pace with the number of users.