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As New York legalizes marijuana, parent advocates push child welfare agencies to be less punitive

7/17/2026

Moms of Black Babies More Likely to Be Flagged to Police Over Alleged Pregnancy Drug Use

Jill Castellano, The Marshall Project and Shoshana Walter, The Marshall Project

Child welfare referred Black parents to law enforcement 14,000 times in 7 years, despite no findings of abuse or neglect.

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