Ben & Jerry's demands Congress expunge marijuana convictions
Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating 4/20 with a call for criminal justice reform, warning Congress that without it, marijuana legalization is a “half baked” idea.
It’s hard to celebrate 4/20 when so many people of color are still being arrested for pot. We have to do better. Learn more: https://t.co/DPCcqND0SIpic.twitter.com/fLsngGteOF Ten states in addition to Washington, D.C., have now legalized recreational marijuana, while 33 states have approved it for medicinal use.According to an FBI crime statistics report released in September and crunched by Forbes, marijuana arrests increased by more than 6,400 from 2016 to 2017, primarily targeting possession rather than production or distribution.
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