5 ms·

At the discretion of both law enforcement officers and prosecutors.

• nailer 3y ago
  Do you have evidence that cannabis laws were enforced disproportionately?
  • tessierashpool 3y ago
    sure, let me spend my Saturday going on Google for you, to find the overwhelming evidence that has been gathered for the past several decades, which you somehow missed. or claim to have missed.
    • nailer 3y ago
      We know that the US police are more likely to shoot white people than black people based on the FBI data, so it’s not unreasonable to think this may also be an urban legend
  • benlivengood 3y ago
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK425763/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK425763/ with 10% v.s. 8% use, 4x arrest rate for black folks: https://norml.org/marijuana/fact-sheets/racial-disparity-in-marijuana-arrests/ https://norml.org/marijuana/fact-sheets/racial-disparity-in-...
    • nailer 3y ago
      It would be interesting to see if there were other offences being committed or where possession was the sole offence.