Oregon Reverses Course and Recriminalizes Drug Possession

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When there's no link, the facts usually stink.

As expected, the total number of marijuana arrests in Colorado has dropped since legalization, although the arrest rate for Black people remained disproportionately high compared to white people.

dcj.colorado.gov

Maybe Sitz meant this:

The total number of marijuana arrests decreased by 68% between 2012 and 2019, from 13,225 to 4,290. This was driven by large decreases in possession and sales charges, with a very small (3%) increase in arrests for marijuana production.

Although arrest rates declined for all races and ethnicities, the marijuana arrest rate for Blacks (160 per 100,000) was more than double that of Whites (76 per 100,000) in 2019, which was an increase from the previous report when the ratio was 1.85:1.

The total number of marijuana-related court case filings declined 55% between 2012 and 2019, driven primarily by decreases in misdemeanors and petty offenses. The number of cases with a marijuana felony as the top marijuana charge has varied; in 2020 there were 180 fewer felony cases filed than in 2012.

dcj.colorado.gov

There is less than a ZERO chance that black incarcerations for all weed offenses increased after legalization, period.

It might be possible that weed-involved DUIs did see a rise after legalization and some of those may have led to incarcerations. this report doesn't denote any such statistics however:

The prevalence of marijuana or marijuana-in-combination identified by Colorado State Patrol officers as the impairing substance in a DUI increased from 12% of all DUIs in 2014 to 31% in 2020. The prevalence of citations reported as marijuana-alone increased from 6.3% in 2014 to 8.7% in 2020, while marijuana-in-combination with alcohol or other drugs increased from 5.7% of citations in 2014 to 22.7% in 2020.(same link)

That's not what he said.

You have reading comprehension problems along with being a complete douchenozzle. Read the big words S-L-O-W-L-Y:

In Colorado, when they legalized weed black incarcerations went up, not down.

My conclusion after perusing the data provided;

There is less than a ZERO chance that black incarcerations for all weed offenses increased after legalization, period.

What is your malfunction?

From legalization until 2019, Organized Crime charges for weed distro went up 400%

Not in Colorado. I'm surprised at you, presenting anecdotes without any links to confirmed studies.

In terms of crime, law enforcement agencies continue to combat illicit market activity. Because of the nature of this type of activity being inherently hidden from regulation and oversight, it remains challenging to quantify the size of the illicit market in Colorado; the state can only track and report the indicators of illegal activity, such as arrests and seizures. The number of plants seized on public lands and the number of out-of-state seizures of marijuana sourced from Colorado has fluctuated significantly over time. The number of court filings for marijuana-related felonies or charges related to the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act has also fluctuated -- in 2019, the number of charges was close to or slightly below 2012 numbers.

There was not a 400% increase in illicit distribution in Colorado, nor was there an increase in black incarceration post legalization.

I'm not doubting the gist of what you're saying, but the most comprehensive studies done in Colorado do not support what you imply.