PODCAST: Are Medical Marijuana Users in RI Risking Their Jobs? Wednesday, February 05, 2014 GoLocalProv News Team PODCAST: Are Medical Marijuana Users in RI Risking Their Jobs? Rhode Island is one of only a handful of states to extend employment protections to medical marijuana users. New England States with Highest Marijuana Arrest Rates 6. Massachusetts National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 51 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 18 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 49 2010 Raw Arrests: 1,191 Photo: Flickr/Blind Nomad 5. Vermont National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 48 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 119 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 51 2010 Raw Arrests: 737 Photo: Flickr/Victor 4. New Hampshire National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 33 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 210 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 41 2010 Raw Arrests: 2,769 Photo: Flickr/Blind Nomad 3. Rhode Island National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 31 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 214 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 43 2010 Raw Arrests: 2,243 2. Maine National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 30 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 214 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 40 2010 Raw Arrests: 2,842 1. Connecticut National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 23 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 247 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 25 2010 Raw Arrests: 8,815 Number One Overall Washington D.C. National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 1 2010 Arrests Per Capita: 846 National Rank for Raw Arrests: 34 2010 Raw Arrests: 5,115 Photo: Flickr/Torben Hansen Enjoy this post? Share it with others.