Criminal
Oct. 26, 2010
Race Issue Used to Back Pot Measure
Two groups released a report last week showing disparities in marijuana arrest rates between blacks and whites, calling on minorities to support Proposition 19 to legalize recreational marijuana.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Seeking to rally minorities to vote for a state ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana, Proposition 19 supporters released a report Friday showing black Californians are arrested at disproportionately higher rates for pot possession.
Despite higher rates of marijuana use among whites, arrest rates for blacks were at least four times that of whites in 25 major California c...
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