Western NY Patients and Families Will Join Medical Experts in Calling on Legislature to Take Immediate Action to Pass Legislation Buffalo – On Thursday, December
Future Drug Policy to be Based in Equity, Health and Safety rather than Racism, Criminalization and Violence NEW YORK—This Saturday, New Yorkers will gather to
Courtesy of The Joint Blog The primaries are over, and New York City has narrowed down its mayoral candidates to three; Republican Joseph Lhota, Democrat Bill de
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director More than 100,000 New York City residents suffering from serious medical conditions such as cancer and chronic pain could
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The regulation and taxation of marijuana for New York City residents age 21 and over would yield an estimated
For decades, politicians tried to outdo one another when it came to being “tough” on drugs. Scared of attack ads about being “soft on crime,”
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director The race to become the next mayor of New York City is one of the most publicized and followed
Report Calls for the Taxation and Regulation of Marijuana for Adults Advocates Demand a Comprehensive Overhaul of New York’s Racially Biased and Broken Marijuana Policies
United States Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin Acknowledge Racism Inherent in Existing Drug and Law Enforcement Policies Today the War
As loyal TWB readers know, the New York Police Department had been using ‘stop and frisk’ practices for a long time, using ‘harmless’ pat-downs to
By Evan Goldstein, Drug Policy Alliance In the early hours of last Thursday morning, the New York City Council did something historic that will benefit
The New York Legislature adjourned its regular session early Saturday morning without passing two important marijuana policy reform bills. Both bills passed the Assembly, but
New York has been in the news a lot lately regarding efforts to legalize medical marijuana. Recent polling shows that an overwhelming majority of voters
Patients, Doctors and Nurses Gather in Albany for Press Conference and Rally to Demand NY Senate Pass Medical Marijuana Bill Immediately Albany — Yesterday, dozens
It’s a great day to be a New Yorker! According to the press release below, the New York State Assembly passed a compassionate use bill
Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill New York - Mayor
On Wednesday, in an unofficial 80-59 vote, the New York Assembly passed legislation to reduce the penalty for publicly holding a small amount of marijuana. Only one
Today a newly-formed group - New York Physicians for Compassionate Care - will hold a press conference to announce that over 600 physicians in New York have
New Poll Shows Strong Majority of New Yorkers Support Reform; Assemblymembers, Advocates, and Community Members Call On Senate to Act In Last Decade, Police Spent
New Poll: At Least 60% of All Voters Continue to Call for Fixing Marijuana Possession Laws, Including Half of Republicans; Poll is Third This Year
Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates Call for Immediate Passage of New York’s Bill A poll released by the Siena Research Institute found that 82% of New York
Senator Liz Krueger has announced that she intends to file legislation in New York aimed at legalizing the recreational use, possession, private cultivation and state-licensed
Comprehensive Report Features 75 Legislative Recommendations to Wind Down the Failed War on Drugs; Calls on Obama Administration to Match Rhetoric With Reality Reps. Hakeem Jeffries
By Phillip Smith Thanks to aggressive policing strategies, New York City has for more than a decade been the world’s leader in marijuana possession arrests,
