Last week, I read the new national report released by the ACLU that examined marijuana arrests across the country. While we knew there was disparity, the levels reflected in the report were shocking even to those of us who follow these issues. The report reveals that although Blacks and whites use marijuana at similar rates -- in every part of our country -- Black folks are arrested at nearly four times the rate of whites for marijuana possession. This occurs even in parts of the country with very small numbers of Black residents. This imbalance is most striking in the state that I and more than 77,000 ColorOfChange members call home -- New York....
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