Claim: In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges.
Fact-check: New England NAACP says African-Americans in U.S. are arrested on marijuana charges at more than three times the rate of whites
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: John Hill
Date published: 2014-03-16T00:00:00