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Kansas Republican lawmaker says black people can’t handle marijuana because of ‘their genetics’

I think that in the sound and fury from liberals over this statement that a couple key questions are being lost.

(1) Can blacks handle marijuana?

If the answer is no then we need to ask

(2) Could genetics be a possible reason?
 
I think that in the sound and fury from liberals over this statement that a couple key questions are being lost.

(1) Can blacks handle marijuana?

Yes, they can. Better than white people

If the answer is no then we need to ask

(2) Could genetics be a possible reason?

Genetics are the reason they handle THC better than white people. This was settled in post #19:

I'm yet to see any evidence for that either. It's only an assertion I've ever heard from people pushing unscientific or racist bull****.

However, I found some circumstantial evidence that African-Americans would be more efficient at processing THC than Anglos:
Urinary Cannabinoid Disposition in Occasional and Frequent Smokers: Is THC-Glucuronide in Sequential Urine Samples a Marker of Recent Use in Frequent Smokers? | Clinical Chemistry
THC is metabolized to 11-OH-THC through CYP2C9 (29). Compared to African-Americans, white Americans have higher frequencies of CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 variant alleles, which exhibit decreased activity compared to the wild-type CYP2C9*1

How your genes affect your cannabis high: The case of CYP2C9

There is a specific polymorphism that has significance for drug metabolism called CYP2C9*3. The CYP2C9*3 variant has significantly decreased enzyme activity.
 
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