Khadijah Tribble: How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities

How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities

The war on drugs in the United States undid much of the progress of the Civil Rights Movement -- and today, it continues to derail millions within marginalized communities with arrests, convictions and incarcerations for marijuana possession. As more states move to legalize cannabis, social entrepreneur and activist Khadijah Tribble calls for equitable reform that centers on the casualties of the war and its insidious policies and paves a path toward restorative justice.

Policies from the war on drugs have devastated Black and brown communities, overturning hard-won gains from the civil rights era. In the past decade alone, seven million people have been arrested for marijuana possession, each facing up to 46,000 collateral consequences. Real stories of families barred from jobs, housing, and education show how these policies perpetuate poverty and inequality. As cannabis legalization spreads across states, calls for restorative justice and equity grow louder.