What medicinal cannabis can do for you

[Methais]

Vermont became the 9th state to legalize marijuana today after their governor signed the bill.

[Latrinsorm]

Legalization Causes More Minority Arrests

"A 2016 Colorado Health Department study, for example, found that while marijuana-related arrests rates for White teens dropped by 10 percent between 2012 and 2014, arrests for Hispanic and Black teenagers rose by over 20 percent and 50 percent, respectively."

[Methais]

https://i.imgur.com/lLq8Yga.mp4

[Fallen]

Legalization Causes More Minority Arrests

"A 2016 Colorado Health Department study, for example, found that while marijuana-related arrests rates for White teens dropped by 10 percent between 2012 and 2014, arrests for Hispanic and Black teenagers rose by over 20 percent and 50 percent, respectively."

https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/def...endment_64.pdf

This report reveals that marijuana-related charges statewide (not including Denver) decreased by 80% between 2010 and 2014. An overwhelming majority of this decrease in charges came in the aftermath of Amendment 64. Possession charges at all levels (not simply the level now legal or previously considered a petty offense) are the primary reason for the decline. Cultivation charges dropped 78.4% from 2010 to 2014.

In addition, all drug-related charges are down 23% since 2010. This underscores the central role of marijuana prohibition in the drug war, as well as marijuana legalization’s implications for criminal justice reform more generally.This report also finds that racial disparities for marijuana offenses persist at similar levels as before Amendment 64. However, disparities for the charge of intent to distribute actually went down, easing fears of many racial justice advocates.

While the overall decrease in marijuana-related offenses statewide has been enormously beneficial to communities of color, one troubling concern is the rise in disparities for the charge of public consumption,especially in Denver.

The total number of charges filed in court for marijuana possession, distribution, and cultivation in Colorado fell from 10,236 in 2010 to 2036 in 2014, a reduction of 80.1%.

No, it's not perfect a perfect, but there are thousands of people no longer in court for drug related charges.

According to data from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the marijuana possession arrest rate in 2010 (per 100,000 population) for white people was 335.12 and the arrest rate for black people was 851.45. The arrest rate for black people, according to this data, was 2.4 times higher. Black people account for 3.8% of the population of Colorado, but comprise 9.4% of marijuana possession arrests.

In 2014 the arrest rate for marijuana possession for white people was 115.93, while the arrest rate for black people was 281.10.

In the end, far less minorities overall are being arrested.

[Androidpk]

It's over Latrin, we have the high ground.

[Parkbandit]

It's over Latrin, we have the high ground.

LOL.

[Methais]

[Latrinsorm]

https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/def...endment_64.pdf

No, it's not perfect a perfect, but there are thousands of people no longer in court for drug related charges.

In the end, far less minorities overall are being arrested.

If only you put this much effort into researching the health risks of marijuana. Ah well.

[Neveragain]

It's over Latrin, we have the high ground.

I think we can agree that the war on a substance that is about as, if not less than, harmful as refined sugar (the true gateway drug) is over. They didn't even mention MJ confiscation in this border security round table (confiscation numbers @ 1:15).

[Neveragain]

https://i.imgur.com/lLq8Yga.mp4

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Methais again.