The War on Drugs falsely inflates population numbers in conservative areas

[RainDog]

2. The War on Drugs reminds me of laws created in the south after the civil war

that targeted African-Americans for things that whites were allowed to do - in the current case, police do not generally lock up white college students, tho no doubt this population is just as likely to use marijuana (or other things) than someone in a traditional African-American urban neighborhood.

45.8% of all drug arrests in 2010 were for simple possession of cannabis - not selling or growing - just possession. Total arrests for marijuana were 52.1% of all drug arrests in 2010.

This is a travesty of justice in this nation.

Slavery by Another Name.