The obvious, and greatest source for unconstitutional persecution is the drug war, which is the only excuse for the invasive militarization of public safety

The data demonstrating disproportional enforcement is clear

But beyond that, there is no proof that cannabis, specifically, causes any significant harm to users or society

There are admissions that the structure supporting the current prohibition was created for the control of PoC, anti-war activists, and psychiatrists

This was of course in addition to the continuing economic and social disenfranchisement afforded PoC since the original Constitution established it