When it comes to marijuana commercialization, the new robber barons have arrived. They are wealthy investors in freshly tailored suits that pay lip service to social justice while putting marijuana stores on every street corner in Black communities.
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After Nearly Two Years of Legal Pot, What’s Working?
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Proposition 64 (November 2016) promised voters in California several key things in exchange for a vote to “legalize.” Have any of those promises been kept?
Read MoreSen. Rice: Legalizing pot won’t stop social injustice in the black and brown community→
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When I hear my colleagues pushing for legalization “in the name of social justice,” I can’t apologize for my instinct to suspect that it’s really about helping political friends profit from an industry that should not be allowed a foothold in our state.
Read MoreFailure to legalize weed is blessing in disguise for New York→
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The real social injustice of legalizing weed arises from how the explosive growth of the cannabis industry enables it to escape government regulation in states with legal weed, while rectifying the harms of the War on Drugs is relegated to the back burner.
Read MoreThe Marijuana Delusion→
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States rush to legalize recreational pot, even as evidence of its harms grows.
Read MoreDon't be fooled - Marijuana legalization is not about advancing social justice
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Advocates frequently argue that marijuana should be legalized as a source of new tax revenue. But considering that most marijuana is smoked by low-income individuals, such a tax would be regressive in nature. Increasing harmful consumption taxes on poor communities does little to advance social equity.
Read MoreNo One Serves Jail Time for Smoking Pot→
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A currently hip cause is to rail against sentencing pot smokers to jail time. It sounds good considering alcohol is legal, smoking pot is not considered harmful to others, and our jails are already overcrowded, straining taxpayers’ wallets. The only problem is there isn’t a shred of truth to it.
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