17 Nov 2017

NY: Buffalo Report Shows Stark Marijuana Arrest Disparities

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NY: Buffalo Report Shows Stark Marijuana Arrest Disparities | Drug Policy Alliance

BUFFALO, NY — On Tuesday, the Partnership for the Public Good, a Buffalo community-based think tank, introduced a report highlighting marijuana arrest disparities in Buffalo, New York. The report, Advancing Racial Equity and Public Health: Smarter Marijuana Laws in Western New York, reveals the city of Buffalo’s marijuana policing practices to be as pervasive as the practices […]

NY: Buffalo Report Shows Stark Marijuana Arrest Disparities | The Daily Chronic

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17 May 2017

Study: Racial Disparity in Marijuana Arrest Rates Increasing

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Study: Racial Disparity in Marijuana Arrest Rates Increasing | Paul Armentano

African Americans in Virginia are arrested for violating marijuana possession laws at more than three times the rates of whites and this disparity is rising, according to an analysis of statewide arrest data by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Capital News Service. Researchers reviewed 160,000 state and local arrest records from the years 2010 through 2016. They […]

Study: Racial Disparity in Marijuana Arrest Rates Increasing | The Daily Chronic

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