Black communities face the brunt of the insidious effects of criminalization, including poverty, police harassment, barriers to employment, housing, and financial assistance.

Cannabis-related arrests still account for nearly half of all drug arrests. In 2018, police made more arrests for cannabis than for all violent crimes combined.

Cannabis prohibition must NOT be replaced with a system of fines, fees, and arrests. We need to eliminate the imperative to constantly police Black and Brown communities for cannabis possession.

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The war on drugs is a war on people.

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“A lot of my Black and Latino friends would get caught up with weed, whereas my white friends somehow, their parents had lawyers or they got lucky.” Student activist Dominique Coronel discussed the reality of disparate cannabis criminalization rates on our podcast.

As states make moves to legalize cannabis, we’re already seeing what happens when racial equity isn’t centered. Disparities in arrest rates persist and, in some cases, have even worsened. There can be no legalization without racial equity.

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