Waiting to Inhale
Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice
Book • 2023
Waiting to Inhale illuminates the stories of individuals and communities on the front lines of the War on Drugs, highlighting systemic racism in policing and drug policy that targeted Black, Brown, and Indigenous Americans.
Through interviews with those affected by unjust convictions and advocates pushing for reform, Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah provide a roadmap for racial reckoning, including expunging records, amnesty, and creating opportunities for underrepresented groups in the burgeoning cannabis market.
The book offers a vision for redemption by overturning racist policies and rebuilding harmed communities.
Through interviews with those affected by unjust convictions and advocates pushing for reform, Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah provide a roadmap for racial reckoning, including expunging records, amnesty, and creating opportunities for underrepresented groups in the burgeoning cannabis market.
The book offers a vision for redemption by overturning racist policies and rebuilding harmed communities.
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