@jamescradock @ACLUMaine Okay, but minorities are arrested at higher rates for alcohol violations so regulation fails to fix that issue.
Despite = use. MT @jamescradock ME: Blacks are twice as likely as whites to be arrested for marijuana possession http://www.aclumaine.org/marijuana-arrests-maine-costly-and-racially-biased-finds-aclu-report … …
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@ScottMGagnon @jamescradock Yes, ending racial disparities in law enforcement will take multi-pronged approach. (1/2)
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@jamescradock No, that is incorrect. Pot was decriminalized for up to 2.5 oz, as I said, back in the 1970s.
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@jamescradock Portland ordinance didn't really do anything, State & Federal law supersede.We definitely need to fix disparities
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@jamescradock racial disparity persists in regulated substances, legalizing doesn't solve, keeps us from getting to root causes
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@jamescradock Plus, the "regulated" alc & tob industries notoriously target minorities w/ marketing and placement of outlets.
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