Just for a minute, imagine this scene at the D.C. City Council meeting:

“You know, we really need to encourage more of our black population to get involved in small business.”

“You’re right, great idea.”

“But what can we do?”

“Hmm, let me think.”

“What are they good at?”

“Well, holding up liquor stores, jacking cars, defrauding welfare, having babies, adapting to the prison system…selling drugs and smoking blunts! –Hey, we have those medical marijuana business licenses!”

“Yeah, so?”

“Did you notice how many whiteys have them compared to the blacks – it’s 12 to 1. And bonus, the blacks already have good business sense for that trade. It’s a win-win!”

No, I don’t know if that really happened, but you tell me how someone comes up with the idea to implement racial preferences for a business license in the medical marijuana industry? What possible legitimate reason would make someone connect a license to sell drugs to a policy promoting a stereotype?