It’s Time to End the War on Marijuana
It’s time to end the War on Marijuana.
The aggressive enforcement of marijuana possession laws needlessly ensnares hundreds of thousands of people into the criminal justice system and wastes billions of taxpayers’ dollars. What’s more, it is carried out with staggering racial bias. Despite being a priority for police departments nationwide, the War on Marijuana has failed to reduce marijuana use and availability and diverted resources that could be better invested in our communities.
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Original Data Analysis Casts the War on Drugs in a Whole New Light
Marijuana Arrests by the Numbers
According to the ACLU’s original analysis, marijuana arrests now account for over half of all drug arrests in the United States. Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010, 88% were for simply having marijuana. Nationwide, the arrest data revealed one consistent trend: significant racial bias. Despite roughly equal usage rates, Blacks are 3.73 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana.
Uncover the Facts
Police routinely arrest millions of people just for having marijuana every year. Billions of taxpayer dollars fund these arrests, which disproportionately target Black people.
Visit theuncovery.org to learn more on the numbers behind the failed war on marijuana, and TAKE ACTION by emailing your elected official.
Read the full article. https://www.aclu.org/the-war-on-marijuana-in-black-and-white
