Marijuana: The Gateway to Incarcerating People of Color (Yes on Prop 64) • BRAVE NEW FILMS

Many drug laws today were racially motivated at inception, so it's no surprise that drug policies do not affect everyone equally. We know that despite Whites, Blacks, and Latinos using marijuana...

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As long as marijuana is illegal,it will be used to criminalize people of color. Blacks, Whites, and Latinos usemarijuana at roughly the same rates but in California todayBlacks are four times more likely to be charged with marijuana possession than Whites.Latinos almost two times more likely.Now we all know that innocuous things have been usedto arrest and criminalize people color-- marijuana is no exception.This little plant has a racialized history it has consistently been used to pack thecriminal justice system with black and brown AmericansPublic enemy number one in the United States is drug abuseJust say no to drugsThe war on drugs had a hidden purposePresident Nixon saw the drug crackdown as a way to arrest Blacks and anti-war protestersWho goes to prison for...