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but police resist that.
blacks get arrested at far higher rates for marijauana than whites, though usage rates are similar;
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/04/the-blackwhite-marijuana-arrest-gap-in-nine-charts/
i read that half of all arrests were for marijuana in the USA. yet we are apparently coming closer to legalizing it nationally…
all of this just feels very very wrong…
it’s not really just about arresting the bad guys.
one marijuana arrest every 42 seconds int he USA:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/one-marijuana-arrest-occu_n_2041236.html
accounts for half of all arrests, according to some research.
why really are police and prison unions so virulently against marijuana law reform?
google police union oppose body camera and you’ll find the opposition is nationwide…