tHe War on MariJUana in BlacK anD WHite
tHe War on MariJUana in BlacK anD WHite
tHe War on MariJUana in BlacK anD WHite
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ii. State Data .........................................................39<br />
iii. County Data .......................................................43<br />
B. Significant Racial disparities Exist <strong>in</strong> Marijuana Possessi<strong>on</strong> Arrests Across<br />
the Country ...........................................................47<br />
i. Nati<strong>on</strong>al Data .......................................................47<br />
ii. State Data .........................................................48<br />
iii. County Data .......................................................56<br />
C. Blacks and Whites Use Marijuana at Similar Rates ........................66<br />
V. FISCAl CoST AnAlYSIS ...................................................68<br />
A. Estimates ............................................................68<br />
i. High Estimate .......................................................68<br />
ii. Low Estimate .......................................................71<br />
iii. Middle Estimate ....................................................75<br />
B. Analysis ..............................................................78<br />
PRoFIlE: nICk SMITh .......................................................80<br />
PRoFIlE: MARISA gARCÍA ...................................................82<br />
VI. ThE RISE In MARIjUAnA PoSSESSI<strong>on</strong> ARRESTS: WhAT CAUSEd ThE EXPloSI<strong>on</strong>? 85<br />
A. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>War</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> drugs and the Shift from Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> to Punishment .........85<br />
B. Broken W<strong>in</strong>dows’ Broken Model ........................................91<br />
C. The Incentives Beh<strong>in</strong>d Mak<strong>in</strong>g Marijuana Arrests .........................98<br />
i. COMPSTAT Performance Measures: Target<strong>in</strong>g Communities,<br />
Reward<strong>in</strong>g Arrests .................................................. 98<br />
ii. The Inclusi<strong>on</strong> of Marijuana Possessi<strong>on</strong> Arrests as a Performance Measure<br />
for Federal Fund<strong>in</strong>g ............................................. ..100<br />
PRoFIlE: SAM CoURT ..................................................... 105<br />
PRoFIlE: RodERICk BATTlE ................................................108<br />
2 | The <str<strong>on</strong>g>War</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Marijuana <strong>in</strong> Black and White