A new study released by the Seattle Police Department (SPD) has found that tickets distributed for the
public consumption of cannabis have overwhelmingly gone to men, and disproportionately to minorities.
The study found that men received roughly 90% of the 85 tickets distributed between July 1st, 2014, through the end of the year. The study also found that 90% of the tickets were distributed by SPD’s West Precinct.
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