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		lisper on June 27, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules Not sure I get your meaning here. People who break the law are incarcerated more than people who don't break the law. That's not an equal protection violation.

dllthomas on June 27, 2015 [–]

I was speaking of racial disparities in incarceration rates for marijuana possession, despite no similar disparity in usage rates.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/04/t...

lmm on June 29, 2015 | [–]

That seems to be missing a comparison with dealing rates - aren't arrests mostly targeting dealers rather than users?

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