TY - JOUR T1 - Study: Decriminalizing marijuana reduces arrests of black Americans JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - E19 LP - E19 VL - 50 IS - 5 AU - Aaron Warnick Y1 - 2020/07/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/50/5/E19.abstract N2 - U.S. policies that reduce arrests for marijuana possession have benefited black Americans, who have long been disproportionately targeted and punished for having the drug, a recent study finds. However, blacks are still arrested at higher rates than whites for other policies involving marijuana, according to the research. ER -