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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
So here we are again. The OP asked for a cheaper way to obtain a medical marijuana card and now we're off on a dissertation distilling a complicated issue to black and white and the criminal justice system. What musical did the song "Johnny One Note" come from???? Is "white" use of weed higher than "black"---probably, but the population of the former is much higher. Are arrests and convictions higher in one group---probably. But is that because of some nefarious plan to "ensnare" minorities---doubt it. Consider that each individual case of drug arrests is different. Perhaps one group has had multiple prior arrests while the other may have more 1st time offenders. Perhaps one group pays for their drugs with dollars and the other bullets. Perhaps the quantities are different. I don't know, but the knee jerk reaction to blame everything on race is not helpful.
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The number of people incarcerated for "simple possession" is miniscule...
It's "possession with intent to distribute", or "possession with a firearm (almost always illegally obtained)". They drop the gun charges in order to get a quick "guilty plea" and the prosecutors get to keep that high conviction rate...