Nearly 90% of New Yorkers busted for marijuana last year were minorities despite major drop in pot arrests

Minorities continue to take the brunt of NYPD pot arrests despite a massive drop in busts.

In all, 89% of all New Yorkers arrested for smoking marijuana last year through Nov. 23 were either black or Hispanic, while just 7% were white, according to figures posted by the Mayor’s Office of Criminal...

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