The average number of low-level marijuana possession cases dropped from 77 to just 9 per month after a policy change from Prosecutor Ryan Mears

Case filings by month where the only or most serious charge in the case was a Class A or B Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession with no specified aggravating factors, among cases filed by MCPO between 1/1/2017-8/23/2022

Official policy listing factors where a marijuana possession case will no longer be pursued by MCPO: https://weblive.ibj.com/lawyer/PDFs/2019/September/MarijuanaMemo.pdf
Source: SAVI analysis of Marion County Prosecutor's Office data Get the data