Do You Know How Much Police Funding Comes From Cannabis?

How much police funding comes from cannabis? The answer is: Too much. The legalization of weed happened over the objections of law enforcements unions, but has nonetheless contributed mightily to police funding. This happens despite that fact that in many places cannabis tax revenue was earmarked for education or social programs. So how did money that was supposed to go other places end up padding the coffers of police departments? The History of Cannabis and Cops Cannabis subsidizing cops was never supposed to be part of the deal. Police have long used weed as a cover for nefarious practices — arresting minorities being chief among these. U.S. records bear this out. According to an analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union, African-Americans are 3.64 times more likely than white people to be arrested for cannabis, despite similar consumption rates. The trend is getting worse with time. In thirty-one states, the disparity between arrests was larger in 2018 than in 2010. So, for the majority of black Americans, their chances of getting locked up on a weed charge has only grown since legalization began. Shouldn’t Legalization Mean The Police Need Less Funding? That’s a troubling statistic. Basically it’s the opposite of what legalization proponents intended. Legalization should counteract racial injustice. In some states, like Oregon, some portion of cannabis taxes were meant to help minority-owned small businesses. Other states, like California, made the repeal of harsh cannabis sentences, which disproportionately affect minority populations, a big part of legalization laws. Yet the…

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