Three times the number of African Americans were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in Chicago than other ethnicities combined in 2020



Three times the number of African Americans were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in Chicago than other ethnicities combined in 2020, according to Chicago Police Department arrest totals retrieved under a Freedom of Information Act request.
The arrest figures are only the latest sign of disparity in the state’s fledgling marijuana industry.

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