If we can have a much smaller black market in marijuana without also developing a thriving, politically powerful marijuana industry, that seems like a better outcome than the available alternatives.

Harris pledged to legalize marijuana for all Americans, including Black Americans. Fact Check: Harris announced a new Opportunity Agenda for Black Men at an October 14th rally in Eerie, Pennsylvania.

Police confiscated more than 700 marijuana plants from a Pierce County residence this month. “This is not for personal use, it’s not someone growing it for themselves,” an assistant police chief said.

His clients were discriminated against because they are Black, said Moore said, who said the marijuana accusation was “Jim Crow era 2.0 — a new way to discriminate” in the restaurant industry.

Investigators seized more than 700 plants from the black market grow, according to search warrant records. Large, sophisticated illegal marijuana farms have not been common in the area for many ...