The debates made around America's cannabis laws have been used to fuel political fires for nearly a century now. With America's racist history on display for all to see, the role race has played in cannabis criminalization has been a deteriorating one. Despite Marijuana legalization, Black people are still 3.64 (almost 4) times more likely than their white counterparts to be arrested for marijuana despite the comparable usage rates. Some see these arrests as "racially targeted" and deem them an example of a tale of two countries. In 2021, Virginia legalized cannabis. Although overall arrests have dropped in the state since the initial legalization, Black adults still managed to account for nearly 60 percent of marijuana-related cases. Is there a war on Marijuana here in the States, or is it just a war on Black communities?
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