The Loopholes in New York City’s Public Cannabis Smoking Law Will Hurt People of Color

Cannabis Now
By Bill WeinbergSep 6, 2018, 1:00 pm159 pts
On Sept. 1, a policy shift on cannabis arrests officially took effect in New York City, with police to now instructed to issue tickets rather than making arrests for public cannabis smoking — in most cases. However, the racial disparity in New York cannabis arrests has persisted even as the total number of…

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