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The Legalization of Marijuana Still Doesn’t Include Everyone
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The Legalization of Marijuana Still Doesn’t Include Everyone
Team ARD
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Despite 420 celebrations and growing support to legalize it, people of color continue to be incarcerated for marijuana and excluded from the cannabis industry.

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Criminal Legal System
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Disparities in Crack Cocaine Sentencing Targets the Black Community
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Disparities in Crack Cocaine Sentencing Targets the Black Community
Nia Norris
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Historically, drug policy has been written with racist intentions and fueled by hysteria over the war on drugs. This has led to racial disparities in sentencing for crack cocaine possession.

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Criminal Legal System
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The Opioid Crisis Didn’t Skip the Black Community
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The Opioid Crisis Didn’t Skip the Black Community
Nia Norris
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Opioid overdoses are rising during the COVID-19 pandemic and have disproportionately impacted Black people. Harm reduction programs can help mitigate the overdose epidemic.

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Health
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The Enduring Criminality of the War on Drugs
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The Enduring Criminality of the War on Drugs
Renée Cherez
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The impact of the “war on drugs” campaign in the ’70s and ’80s continues to the mass incarceration of Black and Brown people today.

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Criminal Legal System
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