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Even after legalization, black Americans face most cannabis arrests

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

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...

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