Cory Booker: “we have a terrible problem in this country where people who--for…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2015

we have a terrible problem in this country where people who--for example, we have the last three Presidents who have admitted to smoking marijuana, but the people who actually are arrested and incarcerated for use and sale of marijuana, even though there is no difference between the races, are disproportionately Latinos, African Americans, and poor people.

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Cory Booker

Democratic · New Jersey

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Editor's note · Context

Booker points out racial disparities in marijuana arrests compared to past Presidents' admissions.

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Cory Booker: “we have a terrible problem in this country where people who--for example, we have the last three Presidents who have…”

Editor's note · Context