ACLU of Georgia: Black People Still Almost 3 Times More Likely to Get Arrested for Marijuana in Georgia
April 22, 2020
April 22, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release:
The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report that showed Black people are 3 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession in Georgia despite comparable national marijuana usage rates. Although the total number of people arrested for marijuana possession has decreased in the past decade, nationally, law enforcement still made 6.1 mil . . .
The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report that showed Black people are 3 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession in Georgia despite comparable national marijuana usage rates. Although the total number of people arrested for marijuana possession has decreased in the past decade, nationally, law enforcement still made 6.1 mil . . .