SEATTLE - Despite efforts to decriminalize marijuana in the state of Florida, people in Miami-Dade County continue to experience racial disparities when it comes to arrests for possession of the plant.
In December 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act also known as "Farm Bill" was signed into law making hemp, a substance that looks and smells like marijuana, legal across the state of Florida. And although the Sunshine State has laxed its stance over the use of marijuana, arrests across Miami-Dade county have gone up.
