The NYPD continues to arrest people (of color) for weed—despite legalization.
tanag.substack.com
As New York’s government gears up to build a weed market by licensing dispensaries, people are still being busted for possession. Specifically, people of color. NYPD arrest data show that in the year and a half since marijuana was legalized across the state, 137 people have been arrested or summoned to court on cannabis-related offenses in New York City, almost entirely for possession. Only three of the people arrested were non-Hispanic white. 41 of those arrested were Black, while 42 were Hispanic. The rest of white, unknown, Asian or Pacific Islander. The average age range was 25-35.
The NYPD continues to arrest people (of color) for weed—despite legalization.
The NYPD continues to arrest people (of…
The NYPD continues to arrest people (of color) for weed—despite legalization.
As New York’s government gears up to build a weed market by licensing dispensaries, people are still being busted for possession. Specifically, people of color. NYPD arrest data show that in the year and a half since marijuana was legalized across the state, 137 people have been arrested or summoned to court on cannabis-related offenses in New York City, almost entirely for possession. Only three of the people arrested were non-Hispanic white. 41 of those arrested were Black, while 42 were Hispanic. The rest of white, unknown, Asian or Pacific Islander. The average age range was 25-35.