Maryland: Black Arrest Rate For Marijuana Possession Offenses More Than Twice That Of Whites

by Gary Kopycinski on November 14, 2013

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Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. African Americans are far more likely to be arrested in Maryland for marijuana possession offenses than are whites, according to a statewide report published last week by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland.