Racial Disparities Persist Among Those Busted for Marijuana Possession in NYC
Racial Disparities Persist Among Those Busted for Marijuana Possession in NYC
Racial Disparities Persist Among Those Busted for Marijuana Possession in NYC | NORML
NEW YORK, NY — New York City police are continuing to disproportionately arrest African Americans and Latinos for minor marijuana possession violations, despite ongoing pledges from Mayor Bill de Blasio to halt the practice. In 2017, city police made an estimated 17,500 arrests for marijuana possession in the 5th degree — a class B misdemeanor. Consistent with past years, […]
Racial Disparities Persist Among Those Busted for Marijuana Possession in NYC | The Daily Chronic
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