One Year Later
Racial 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.
By Jamil Smith • • 1 min readStarting 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.
