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The Politics of Cannabis and Color

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law Enforcement, Fear, Drug Policy Alliance, Latinos, Legalization Marijuana, Crime, Bishop Ron Allen, Public Health, Criminal Justice, Chinese, Prohibition, Open Air Drug Markets, Alice Huffman, Proposition 19, Volstead Act, Drug Babies, Bigotry, African Americans, California N.a.a.C.P., Politics News
Norm Stamper

Legalized marijuana would go a long way toward ending a uniquely destructive form of American racism and discrimination.

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Marijuana Law Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue

Alice Huffman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Naacp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Regulation, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Prop 19, Politics News
Alice Huffman

To be clear, the "war on drugs" isn't waged against drug lords and violent cartels; rather, it is the latest tool for imposing Jim Crow justice on poor African-Americans.

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