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Actually it's still applicable regardless of legality... that doesn't change police profiling and would still adversely affect minority groups. So instead of mo
by reroute1 7y ago
Actually it's still applicable regardless of legality... that doesn't change police profiling and would still adversely affect minority groups. So instead of more people of color getting arrested for marijuana possession they get arrested for marijuana dui
- cmrdporcupine 7y agoRacial profiling is still applicable/relevant in another form, yes. But that's a different thing from 'war on drugs' per se. Legalization has taken away the police's ability to target for consumption, and removed their ability to ruin people's lives for it. That's huge. And the gov't will now be providing a way for people to strike old possession crimes from their record, apparently.
- reroute1 7y agoLegalization does take that ability away, and to some extent this sort of enables it. The simple solution is don't drive under the influence and you will have no issues, but the arbitrary nature of these tests and what happens in real life leave me feeling less than confident this would play out fairly.