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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

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When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve the lion’s share of a four-year sentence. A decade later, Ward, who is Black, recently posed in a blue-and-gold throne used for photo ops at his new cannabis store, Cloud 9 Cannabis. He greeted customers walking in for early 4/20 deals. And he reflected on being one of the first beneficiaries of a Washington program to make the overwhelmingly white industry more accessible to people harmed by the war on drugs. “It feels great to know that I’m the CEO of a store, with employees, people depending on me,” Ward said. “Just being a part of something makes you feel good.”

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

ARLINGTON, Wash. — When Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

A major argument for legalizing the adult use of cannabis after 75 years of prohibition was to stop the harm caused by disproportionate enforcement of drug laws in Black, Latino and other minority communities

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A major argument for legalizing the adult use of cannabis after 75 years of prohibition was to stop the harm caused by disproportionate enforcement of drug laws in Black, Latino and other minority communities. But efforts to help those most affected participate in the newly legal sector have been halting. Legal adult use has spread to 24 states. Nearly all have “social equity” provisions d…

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve the lion’s share of a four-year sentence. A decade later, Ward, who is Black, recently posed in a blue-and-gold throne used for photo ops at his new canna…

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he […]

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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

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