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“Jay-Z once said, ‘Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t lie.’ When you look at the startling numbers ... it’s very clear. If you are white & smoke marijuana you still go to Yale. But if you're black or brown & you smoke marijuana you get a summons to go to jail.” - @DRichards13
“We're calling on New York to pass marijuana legalization now. We need marijuana justice. We need equity for communities most impacted by criminalization. ... We need to address all the collateral consequences of having a prohibited market." - @kimorocka7
“The War on Drugs was an intentional war against black and brown communities to marginalize, exploit, and oppress our communities. Addressing that now means redressing the harm that has been done.” - Kesi Foster, @MaketheRoadNY
“A lot of people think this is about legalizing marijuana so that we can use it recreationally and all be in a joyous gaze, but that’s not exactly what we are doing. ... We’re talking about pushing back against systematic and institutional racism. ” - @CMReynoso34
“Many communities across New York City, and indeed across the country, have been for generations feeling the impact of prohibitive marijuana laws … that have criminalized communities of color ... in disproportionate ways.” - @StephenLevin33
“There has been a war on drugs perpetrated by governments on communities of color that has left them devastated in their wake and we need to do everything as a government to make up for the wrongs that have been brought to these communities.”- @kallos
"Any plan to legalize marijuana in New York must include the sealing of records, create a diverse and inclusive industry, and use revenue to reinvest in communities that have been impacted by prohibition." - @NYCProgressives nycprogressives.com/2019/03/28/nyc…
“It is very important ... that this get done as soon as possible because it really does affect people’s lives in profound ways. Marijuana reform today means thousands of less people run through the criminal justice system than marijuana reform 3 months from now.” - @RoryLancman
"Each day [marijuana] legalization goes unpassed, someone is arrested, deported, evicted or loses custody of a child. Someone can’t pass a background check, has his or her parole revoked or loses a state job." - @Kassandra_Fred crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/no-excus…
