That drug prohibition was used in the US specifically to target the black population is known.  Is it the same in Canada?  For First Nations, the incarceration rate it disproportionately high - more due to alcohol.  There isn't as large % of blacks in Canada, especially in the west, so does the US style targeting also happen here?  Not suggesting it doesn't, but haven't seen as much evidence for it however that could be a west/east difference?  Sometimes it seems to me that people assume that since it happens south of the border, it also happens here to the same extent?  We have racism problems in Canada, however from my experience they aren't the same as the racism problems south of the border.