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		latchkey on Oct 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As America's Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms Weed was illegal and not everyone went to prison for it. But, a lot did, for even minor infractions, and that was the problem.

ta2234234242 on Oct 20, 2024 [–]

Yes, and disproportionately among racial lines.

https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/war-marijuana-blac....

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