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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1408794)6/29/2023 2:57:05 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1580262
 
"Hardly anyone gets arrested just because of simple possession. The huge amounts of open-air drug use in California cities proves that."

Really? You know it's been legal to do that since '16?

Extreme Racial Disparities Persist in Marijuana Arrests

Analysis conducted by the ACLU shows that due to racial profiling and bias in marijuana enforcement, Black people are 3.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, despite similar usage rates. This disparity has not improved over the last decade, and in fact, disparities have actually worsened in most states.

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