“If you want to know the real impact of anything, you have to start from a point in time,” he said.
The data includes a hard look at cannabis legalization’s impact on law enforcement patterns.
The number of Black residents arrested for selling marijuana was more than five times higher than white residents.
The Rutgers study also gauges youth attitudes toward marijuana — from medical and behavioral health factors to learning and social adjustment.
“The disparities in exclusionary discipline practices is really important to highlight for students of color,” said Vandeen Campbell, an assistant research professor with the Rutgers-Newark Department of Urban Education and Joseph C.
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