New ACLU of Texas Report: Black People Still Almost Three Times More Likely to Get Arrested for Marijuana in Texas
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, April 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release:
The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report that showed Black people are 2.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession in Texas. While Blacks and whites use marijuana at nearly equal rates, the ACLU's report, A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform, shows the racial disparity that exists wi . . .
The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report that showed Black people are 2.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession in Texas. While Blacks and whites use marijuana at nearly equal rates, the ACLU's report, A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform, shows the racial disparity that exists wi . . .