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Black residents made up 97% of marijuana arrests in New York state capital

WTF, Albany? In the past year, police made 134 cannabis arrests. Only four were white people.
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Cannabis taxes fund the police. Here’s how to change that

The cops got their cut in order to get legalization laws passed. But now it’s a different world.
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