‘Smoke: Marijuana + Black America’ Director Says African Americans Shafted On Pot Policing, Pot Business – Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted
Marijuana laws have disproportionately impacted African-Americans going back decades. Last year the ACLU issued a report that found, “on average, a Black person is 3.64 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person, even though Black and white people use marijuana at similar rates.”