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WHAT's THE PROBLEM?
Black Americans are subject to a disproportionately high arrest rate when it comes to marijuana-related crimes.
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
1. racist origins of the criminalization of cannabis
2. over-policing of African Americans and low-income areas
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO INFORMATION?
Government propaganda combined marijuana’s association with Black Americans and jazz music with anti-cannabis propaganda to create a negative association with all of the above.
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