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Marijuana Arrests In Colorado Down 95% Since Legalization, But Arrest Rates Still Twice As High ...

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 08:00

Arrests for possessing, growing and distributing pot have dropped significantly in Colorado since the state legalized marijuana in 2012, but black Coloradans are still far more likely to be arrested for such charges than whites. Although the number of overall marijuana arrests has plunged by 95 percent since 2010, the rate of arrests for blacks in the state remains 2.4 times higher than for whites, according to a study released last week by the New York City-based Drug Policy Alliance.

More than 30,000 Coloradans went to court on a marijuana charge in 2010. That number dropped to under 2,000 by 2014, according to the report. Five years ago, Coloradans of color were arrested on marijuana charges at a rate of 851 per 100,000 people, compared to 335 for whites. In 2014, those numbers dipped to 281 for blacks and 116 for whites.

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