But Toronto police data from 2003-2013 shows very different rates of marijuana possession charges, according to a Star analysis. Jim Rankin / Toronto Star ) Order this photo Toronto lawyer Annamaria Enenajor says disproportionate criminal convictions for marijuana possession for Black Canadians are a "legacy of racism." Of those, 39 per cent were white; 14 per cent Black; and 47 per cent “other” or mixed race. “It is also possible that officers are choosing to exercise their discretion when it comes to arresting individuals for marijuana possession,” it continued. From 2003 to 2013, police noted only 111 marijuana possession charges in patrol zone 325, the lowest number.

Source: thestar July 06, 2017 15:00 UTC