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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 12 Aug 2017

    Opinion: Arrests of black youths for marijuana possession rose 58% after the drug was legalizedhttp://on.wsj.com/2vXYBBI 

    10:29 AM - 12 Aug 2017
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    54 replies 117 retweets 152 likes
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      2. Sean Milko‏ @sean_milko 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Wait... so why would they be arrested for Marijuana possession if it was legalized?

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Castillo‏ @Castillo335is 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sean_milko @WSJ

        Must be 21 to possess in Colorado

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Sean Milko‏ @sean_milko 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Castillo335is @WSJ

        Weird headline. Should say "underage" somewhere

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. ezekiel 33  🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸‏ @33_ezekiel 13 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮munchies....easy arrest because they hang out at the taco 🌮 truck 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/V40FvT4Eqw

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      1. 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿‏ @nathandickson 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Out of the many reasons to legalize pot, “promoting racial equality” was never one of them.

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      2. Clappy McProcess‏ @penismightier_ 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        How were they arrested for possession if it was legalized? 🤔

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      1. Giant Meteor Prez‏ @GiantMeteorPrez 12 Aug 2017
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        Im against stereotyping at any form.but if not being used in LEGAL manner deserves arrest.dont care if http://black.white.orange  or a Martian

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      1. Keith Swinehart‏ @keithii1 12 Aug 2017
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        Legalizing pot: Another appeasment; and, government revenue. Very bad idea.

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      1. NotNews‏ @OpinionNotNews 12 Aug 2017
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        This is clearly opinion

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      1. Jason Kishineff‏ @kishineff 12 Aug 2017
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        The war on drugs is a farce. You cannot make war on a thing.

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      1. Jason Kishineff‏ @kishineff 12 Aug 2017
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        And yet the war on drugs is causing black people to be arrested or beaten or even killed by police officers all over the country.

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      1. Erik Lundegaard‏ @ErikLundegaard 12 Aug 2017
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        You realize your lead-in contradicts itself, right?

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      1. Vickiep‏ @Vickiepage7 12 Aug 2017
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        Horrible!

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      1. Anna Tachco Jimenez‏ @tachcojimenez 12 Aug 2017
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        And black youths are the only ones taking advantage legal marijuana.

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