NAACP Gets It Right With Stance on Marijuana

'There’s nothing more tragic than seeing someone’s life going down the drain because of a mistake. That’s what can happen and has happened many times for black youth who were caught with marijuana. That’s why California’s NAACP has taken a strong stance in support of decriminalizing the use of marijuana, citing it as a civil rights issue for African-Americans. They are publicly supporting Prop 19, which is a California measure on the November ballot that seeks to allow recreational marijuana use.'