Vaping While Black in NYC Gets You a Night in Jail

The war on drugs is alive and kicking in NYC, where vaping while Black could land you in jail.by Lester BlackThis person would probably be in jail if they were black and in NYC. Getty Images
This Saturday I was hitting a vape pen and scrolling through Twitter when I saw something that shocked me—a New Yorker was in jail for doing what has become so nonchalant for us Seattleites.“THC oil” is classified as a controlled substance in NY law. So instead of arresting & charging w