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Even after legalization, black Americans face most cannabis arrests

February 3, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor It’s well known that the War on Drugs has disproportionately targeted people of color, and unfortunately, that doesn’t immediately change when a state...

FBI: Cannabis arrests dropped in Massachusetts, but minorities are still four times more likely to be arrested than Caucasians

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen • October 4, 2017

According to new FBI data, almost all Massachusetts municipalities and law enforcement agencies saw cannabis arrest rates drop in 2014 while minorities were still arrested for cannabis-related crimes four...

FBI data shows more cannabis arrests than all violent crimes combined

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen • September 27, 2017

According to 2016 crime data released by the FBI, more people were arrested for cannabis possession than any other violent crime in the United States. Cannabis possession accounted for more than 5...