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13		-Utilizing a probability-based sample of 4,580 college students who completed an online questionnaire, [[McCabe et al. (2007)>>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2377408/]] {{footnote}} https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2377408/{{/footnote}} found that Hispanic and white students reported higher drug use in college and before entering college when compared to blacks and Asians. The evidence seems quite clear, and to some only a fool would deny this as many analysis have found blacks to be more likely to be arrested for drug use even though nationwide data shows similar rates of drug use (see [[Owusu-Bempah and Luscombe 2020>>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33011019/]] {{footnote}} https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33011019/{{/footnote}}; [[Hughes 2020>>https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-police-s-marijuana-enforcement-continues-15438317.php]] {{footnote}} https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-police-s-marijuana-enforcement-continues-15438317.php{{/footnote}}; [[SPLC 2018>>https://www.splcenter.org/20181018/alabamas-war-marijuana#fiscal-cost]] {{footnote}} https://www.splcenter.org/20181018/alabamas-war-marijuana#fiscal-cost{{/footnote}}; see the report by the [[Justice Policy Institute>>http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/vortex.pdf]] {{footnote}} http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/vortex.pdf{{/footnote}}, too). Many commentators, like the Youtube political commentator [[Vaush>>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ido70LgXsEhxcnyXE7RVS0wYJZc6aeVTpujCUPQgTrE/mobilebasic]] {{footnote}} https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ido70LgXsEhxcnyXE7RVS0wYJZc6aeVTpujCUPQgTrE/mobilebasic{{/footnote}} and the political pundit Van Jones (in [[Emery 2016>>https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/13/van-jones/van-jones-claim-drug-use-imprisonment-rates-blacks/]] {{footnote}} https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/13/van-jones/van-jones-claim-drug-use-imprisonment-rates-blacks/{{/footnote}}), have echoed these findings as proof of systemic racism in the criminal justice system.
	13	+Utilizing a probability-based sample of 4,580 college students who completed an online questionnaire, [[McCabe et al. (2007)>>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2377408/]] {{footnote}} https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2377408/{{/footnote}} found that Hispanic and white students reported higher drug use in college and before entering college when compared to blacks and Asians. The evidence seems quite clear, and to some only a fool would deny this as many analysis have found blacks to be more likely to be arrested for drug use even though nationwide data shows similar rates of drug use (see [[Owusu-Bempah and Luscombe 2020>>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33011019/]] {{footnote}} https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33011019/{{/footnote}}; [[Hughes 2020>>https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-police-s-marijuana-enforcement-continues-15438317.php]] {{footnote}} https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-police-s-marijuana-enforcement-continues-15438317.php{{/footnote}}; [[SPLC 2018>>https://www.splcenter.org/20181018/alabamas-war-marijuana#fiscal-cost]] {{footnote}} https://www.splcenter.org/20181018/alabamas-war-marijuana#fiscal-cost{{/footnote}}; see the report by the [[Justice Policy Institute>>http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/vortex.pdf]] {{footnote}}https://web.archive.org/web/20200710144922/http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/vortex.pdf{{/footnote}}, too). Many commentators, like the Youtube political commentator [[Vaush>>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ido70LgXsEhxcnyXE7RVS0wYJZc6aeVTpujCUPQgTrE/mobilebasic]] {{footnote}} https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ido70LgXsEhxcnyXE7RVS0wYJZc6aeVTpujCUPQgTrE/mobilebasic{{/footnote}} and the political pundit Van Jones (in [[Emery 2016>>https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/13/van-jones/van-jones-claim-drug-use-imprisonment-rates-blacks/]] {{footnote}} https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/13/van-jones/van-jones-claim-drug-use-imprisonment-rates-blacks/{{/footnote}}), have echoed these findings as proof of systemic racism in the criminal justice system.
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15	15	Despite the overwhelming evidence showing this to be the case, these disparities are not a result of systemic racism. The null-hypothesis should not be that racism is to blame for these racial disparities, but rather it should be racial differences in how different racial groups use drugs and how often they do it. In reality, there is no reason to assume that the above findings are accurate for two strong reasons: \[1\] blacks are more likely to lie on self-report surveys, especially those that deal with crimes, and blacks are more likely to lie about their drug use when compared to whites, thus artificially decreasing their actual drug use rates; \[2\] racial differences in drug consumption can explain why blacks are more likely to be arrested for drug offenses, even if drug use by race is similar or lower for blacks.
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