tHe War on MariJUana in BlacK anD WHite

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APPEndIX A FIGUREA1 ArrestRatesforMarijuanaPossessioninNewYorkCitybyRace/Ethnicity (2010) ArrestRateper100,000 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 124 | The <strong>War</strong> on Marijuana in Black and White Bronx Kings NewYork Queens Richmond BlackArrestRate LatinoArrestRate WhiteArrestRate AsianArrestRate Source:NewYorkStateDivisionofCriminalJusticeServicesandU.S.CensusData FIGUREA2 ArrestRatesforMarijuanaOffensesinCaliforniabyRace/Ethnicity (2010) ArrestRateper100,000 500 400 300 200 100 0 FelonyArrests MisdemeanorArrests BlackArrestRate LatinoArrestRate WhiteArrestRate OtherArrestRate Source:CriminalJusticeStatisticsCenter,CrimeinCalifornia2010(2011) andU.S.CensusData(2010)
FIGUREA3 Black/WhiteDisparityin25HighestPercentLatinoCounties(2010) ElPaso,TX Imperial,CA Kleberg,TX DonaAna,NM Miami-Dade,FL Nueces,TX Tulare,CA Yuma,AZ Bexar,TX Bee,TX Hale,TX Monterey,CA Merced,CA Madera,CA Bronx,NY Ector,TX Chaves,NM Ford,KS Franklin,WA Lea,NM Kings,CA Fresno,CA Medina,TX Kern,CA SanBernardino,CA AverageDisparity 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Black/WhiteDisparity NOTE:PopulationSize>30,000andBlackPopulationPercentage>2% Source:FBI/UniformCrimeReportingProgramDataandU.S.CensusData Appendix A | 125
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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VII. RECoMMEndATIonS ..............
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has been a fiscal fiasco. The taxpa
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I. InTRodUCTIon Over the past 40 ye
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combined — or one every 37 second
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use been treated as a public health
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prevention, as well as general fund
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arrests account for less than 80% o
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FIndIng #2 Extreme Racial dispariti
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• Of marijuana possession arrests
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• Racial disparities in marijuana
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correctional facilities for possess
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much public transportation, so not
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PROFILE Alfredo Carrasquillo, 29 Ne
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III. METhodologY This report relies
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The NSDUH survey is the primary sou
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a portion, if not a significant num
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to be equal to one. If the coverage
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FIGURE2 NumberofArrestsforMarijuana
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ii. State data There were 784,021 a
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The national marijuana possession a
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iii. County data Cook County, IL (i
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The counties with the largest incre
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B. Significant Racial disparities E
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TABLE 6 States with Largest Racial
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This startling statistic is illustr
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The states that made the highest nu
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Indeed, examining the state-by-stat
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Figure 14 shows the counties with t
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As Table 10 shows, significant arre
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FIGURE17 LargestRacialDisparitiesin
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In the 15 counties with the highest
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Turning to the 15 counties with the
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FIGURE22 MarijuanaUseAmong18-to25-Y
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expenditures, where these expenditu
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particular, using a modified propor
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Page 79 and 80: TABLE 13 Annual Fiscal Cost of Mari
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Page 83 and 84: All told, Mr. Smith has spent almos
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Page 87 and 88: VI. ThE RISE In MARIjUAnA PoSSESSIo
Page 89 and 90: The 1970 Act also established the N
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Page 95 and 96: number of street stops, frisks, and
Page 97 and 98: particularly pronounced, over the p
Page 99 and 100: There are other policing models —
Page 101 and 102: than the longer, intensive investig
Page 103 and 104: (JAG) program. Established in 1988,
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Page 107 and 108: PROFILE SAM Court A Pilot Marijuana
Page 109 and 110: You’re also given a second subpoe
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Page 115 and 116: y removing all criminal and civil p
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Page 119 and 120: Racial profiling can lead to the ag
Page 121 and 122: if the person subject to the search
Page 123 and 124: vi. Police Should Increase data Col
Page 125: VIII. ConClUSIon Like America’s l
Page 129 and 130: TABLE A2 Percentage of All Marijuan
Page 131 and 132: TABLE A4 Percent Change in Marijuan
Page 133 and 134: TABLE A6 Percent Change in Racial D
Page 135 and 136: Appendix B Analysis by State Append
Page 137 and 138: Alaska Racial disparities in Mariju
Page 139 and 140: Arkansas Racial disparities in Mari
Page 141 and 142: Colorado Racial disparities in Mari
Page 143 and 144: delaware Racial disparities in Mari
Page 145 and 146: Florida Racial disparities in Marij
Page 147 and 148: Hawaii Racial disparities in Mariju
Page 149 and 150: illinois Racial disparities in Mari
Page 151 and 152: iowa Racial disparities in Marijuan
Page 153 and 154: Kentucky Racial disparities in Mari
Page 155 and 156: Maine Racial disparities in Marijua
Page 157 and 158: Massachusetts Blacks Racial dispari
Page 159 and 160: Minnesota Racial disparities in Mar
Page 161 and 162: Missouri Racial disparities in Mari
Page 163 and 164: nebraska Racial disparities in Mari
Page 165 and 166: new Hampshire Blacks Racial dispari
Page 167 and 168: new Mexico Racial disparities in Ma
Page 169 and 170: north Carolina Racial disparities i
Page 171 and 172: Ohio Racial disparities in Marijuan
Page 173 and 174: Oregon Racial disparities in Mariju
Page 175 and 176: Rhode island Racial disparities in
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South dakota Racial disparities in
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Texas Racial disparities in Marijua
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Vermont Racial disparities in Marij
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Washington Racial disparities in Ma
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Wisconsin Racial disparities in Mar
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