Marijuana arrests are way down — but Black Coloradans are still twice as likely to get busted...

Marijuana arrests are way down — but Black Coloradans are still twice as likely to get busted for pot, new report says

Seven years after the first recreational pot shops opened for business in Colorado, youth aren’t smoking more weed, older adults are blazing more and marijuana-related arrests are way down — but Black Coloradans are still much more likely to get in trouble for cannabis offenses, according to a state report released Monday. The biennial report — “Impacts on Marijuana Legalization in Colorado,” commissioned by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice — is the most extensive look since 2018 at marijuana’s impact across public safety, health, driving and youth consumption. Overall, the authors highlight a few notable trends in the way ...

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New state report finds marijuana arrests are down, but Black Coloradans are still arrested twice as much

A new state report found marijuana arrests are down, but Black Coloradans are still twice as likely to get arrested for marijuana-related offenses compared to white Coloradans. The "Impacts on Marijuana Legalization in Colorado" report that the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice commissioned is the most comprehensive look at marijuana's impact on public safety, consumption, and health since 2018. The report shows marijuana arrests decreased by 68% between 2012 and 2019. Marijuana possession arrests were cut in half but the marijuana arrest rate for Black Coloradans was double that of white Coloradans. “What we have to deal with is the ...

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