Despite comparable marijuana usage, Black people in D.C. were arrested for possession at eight times the rate of white people in 2010. These and other figures are illustrated in this report focusing on marijuana enforcement in the District.
June 12, 2013Racial JusticeEqual Protection/DiscriminationCriminal Legal Reform
Marijuana use is roughly equal among Blacks and whites, yet Blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. The report concludes that the War on Marijuana, like the larger War on Drugs of which it is a part, is a failure.
June 1, 2013Criminal Legal ReformRacial JusticeEqual Protection/Discrimination
