Black People Accounted For 83% Of Last Year’s Increase In U.S. Marijuana Arrests, Report Shows

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By Tom AngellOct 28, 2026, 9:38 am134 ptsTrendingTop
It has long been known that despite similar marijuana usage rates across races, cannabis criminalization is enforced in a racially disproportionate manner in the U.S.—with people of color being arrested at much higher rates than white people are. Now, a new analysis shows that when marijuana arrests went up in…

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