Mayor Of Kansas City, Mo., Wants To Eliminate Marijuana Offenses
Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.
Across the country, leaders and activists are seeking ways to improve relations between their communities and the police, including how to reduce encounters that lead to arrests and the use of force. In places such as Kansas City, Mo., this has renewed calls to ease marijuana laws.
Mayor Quinton Lucas, a Democrat, has announced a plan to completely remove all offenses related to marijuana and negative police interactions.
