Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data
Veriheal
JANUARY 26, 2022
In order to do so, they made use of data from 37 states between 2000 and 2019. Something to keep in mind is the fact that the data analyzed was from 2000 to 2019, but most states only legalized cannabis after 2016. They also found that the racial disparity decreased by 17% among arrest rates of Black and white citizens.
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