May 25 – Cannabis Reform as a Pathway to Racial Justice and Opportunity
Governance Studies at Brookings will host a webinar to discuss issues of cannabis legalization, restorative justice, and economic opportunity. Panelists will examine the disproportionate impact of the War on Drugs on communities of color and highlight opportunities, challenges, and recommendations to advance equity and justice through cannabis policy reform. Federal cannabis legalization would serve as the ideal step toward reversing the effects of the racially motivated and enforced War on Drugs. Absent federal legislation, there are still a series of steps the administration and states can take to recognize the harmful effects of the War on Drugs, especially on communities of color, and the institutionalization of injustice, inequity, and diminished opportunity. This event will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 2 p.m. EST. Click here to register.