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New laws cut cannabis arrests, but racial disparities persist

phys.org·Weill Cornell Medical College·about 1 month ago
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Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels While recreational cannabis laws have significantly reduced arrests for cannabis possession and sales, racial disparities in arrests still exist, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and The University of Texas at Austin. The authors suggest that recreational cannabis laws do not fully resolve underlying systemic inequities. The findings , published May 1 in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy , provide the most comprehensive national analysis to date of how cannabis legalization impacts racial disparities in arrests and incarcerations. The research was led by Dr. Angélica Meinhofer, assistant professor of population health sciences at Weill Cornell. Currently, recreational cannabis is legal in 24 states and Washington, D.C., while marijuana use only for medical purposes is permitted in 40 states.…

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