ACLU: Despite decriminalization, New Hampshire numbered 1,500 pot arrests in 2020

Apr. 21—Regardless of the decriminalization of cannabis 5 years back, New Hampshire authorities made virtually 1,500 cannabis apprehensions in 2020, and also Black individuals were much more most likely to wind up in manacles, the ACLU New Hampshire stated on Wednesday, which is considered Globe Weed Day.

“New Hampshire’s battle on cannabis does not make us much safer, it squanders taxpayer bucks, and also damages lives — it’s time for it to finish,” stated Frank Knaack, plan supervisor at ACLU New Hampshire, in a declaration.

The company launched the record on April 20, whose 420 day matches a widely known code for cannabis usage. Some phone call April 20 Globe Weed Day.

The record stated Blacks were 4.8 times most likely to be detained for cannabis belongings in the state. The difference enters Manchester and also Concord, where the proportions are 13.9 and also 5.8, specifically.

Justice Division representative Michael Garrity stated New Hampshire Chief law officer John Formella was not offered for remark however that the workplace will certainly examine the record.

Manchester authorities did not reply to an e-mail looking for remark. Manchester City Lawyer Emily Rice, whose workplace takes care of low-level prosecutions in Manchester, created: “I do not have any kind of remark for you.”

The ACLU stated virtually 75% of the state sustains legalisation of cannabis.

In New Hampshire, any individual having three-quarters of an ounce of cannabis goes through a traffic-ticket-like infraction of regulation. The infraction lugs a penalty of $100 to $1,200.