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Legal weed's first year in Chicago: High arrest rates for Black people, a boutique experience for others

Legal weed’s first year in Chicago: High arrest rates for Black people, a boutique experience for others
William Lee, Chicago Tribune
© Raquel Zaldivar/Chicago Tribune
Tyrone F. Muhammad, executive director of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, protests outside Sunnyside dispensary in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on April 12, 2021.
Marijuana legalization has been a boyhood dream come true for Keith Fort, a recently retired stage manager for live events who said he’s glad Chicago finally joined the ranks of other weed-friendly cities he’s visited.
“Fifty years I’ve waited for legalization. I’m 66 years old,” he said. ....

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Parallel worlds emerge in first year of legalization as Black people make up over three-quarters of marijuana-related arrests while boutique dispensaries take off

Legal weed’s first year in Chicago: High arrest rates for Black people, a boutique experience for others
William Lee, Chicago Tribune
© Raquel Zaldivar/Chicago Tribune
Tyrone F. Muhammad, executive director of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, protests outside Sunnyside dispensary in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on April 12, 2021.
Marijuana legalization has been a boyhood dream come true for Keith Fort, a recently retired stage manager for live events who said he’s glad Chicago finally joined the ranks of other weed-friendly cities he’s visited.
“Fifty years I’ve waited for legalization. I’m 66 years old,” he said. ....

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Parallel worlds emerge in the first year of legalization as Blacks make up more than three-quarters of marijuana-related arrests while boutique dispensaries take off

Parallel worlds emerge in the first year of legalization as Blacks make up more than three-quarters of marijuana-related arrests while boutique dispensaries take off
William Lee, Chicago Tribune
© Raquel Zaldivar/Chicago Tribune
Tyrone F. Muhammad, executive director of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, protests outside Sunnyside dispensary in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on April 12, 2021.
Marijuana legalization has been a boyhood dream come true for Keith Fort, a recently retired stage manager for live events who said he’s glad Chicago finally joined the ranks of other weed-friendly cities he’s visited.
“Fifty years I’ve waited for legalization. I’m 66 years old,” he said. ....

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