But Ezekiel Edwards , director of the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project and one of the primary authors of the new report , argues that racial disparity in marijuana arrests only cause more problems for people of color . The ACLU cites what it says are wide disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession . ACLU : By population proportion , rates for blacks are nearly 4 times greater than whites . Comment: Arrests are based on `` intelligence and ... activity ... not race or ethnic group ''
The ACLU cites what it says are wide disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession . ACLU : By population proportion , rates for blacks are nearly 4 times greater than whites . Comment: Arrests are based on `` intelligence and ... activity ... not race or ethnic group ''