One big reason is selling weed is a fast way for a ghetto kid to turn a fast buck. If you drive through a depressed area you don't see any White kids on the retail corners, so when the narcs do a sweep their net is 100% Black.pot is way less harmfull than beer or cigarettes. It's legal application affects minorities exponetially more, which is probably appealing to many conservatives.
why does it affect minorities more than any one else?
More than 50% of the current prison populations is for drug offenses, mainly street corner sale.
Much more that 50% of the prison population is in for drug related offenses. A large percent of robberies, thefts, and murders are drug related.