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La Tonya Johnson: “We have seen more African American males incarcerated…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

Rep. La Tonya Johnson (D) Incumbent for 17th Assembly District

Published August 28, 2014 | Video Starts at 14:13

Your feelings on those issues? Marijuana is a very sore subject for a lot of the individuals in my community because of the war on drugs. We have seen more African American males incarcerated because of marijuana than anything else. The first offense is, you know, it's just basically a ticket. The second offense is a felony. (14:13–14:21)

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Asserts that marijuana is the leading cause of incarceration for African American males.

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