US DC: Racism: One More Reason To Legalize Pot

Washington City Paper, 04 Aug 2011 – In D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday, 36 people were scheduled to be arraigned for carrying marijuana. The alleged offenders were collared by police for marijuana possession in the latter half of July and the beginning of August, and faced up to six months in prison time and up to $1,000 in fines.