One Year Later
The politics of pot
Recreational marijuana will be legal in California in 2018. Who will benefit from the potential economic boom?
By Jamil Smith • • 45m ListenPhoto by Brett Levin
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2 storiesRacial barriers to cashing in on the recreational pot business
Starting on January 1, recreational marijuana will be legal in California. Selling weed could produce an economic boom — but for whom? Thanks to racial disparities in drug enforcement and in funding, the marijuana marketplace is not equal for black and white Americans.
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