Cuomo: Marijuana Arrests That “Stigmatize and Criminalize…Must End Now” Proposal Would Standardize Penalties, End Tens of Thousands of Annual Unlawful, Biased Marijuana Possession Arrests Today
By Phillip Smith A Quinnipiac poll released last Friday has New Yorkers supporting marijuana legalization by a narrow majority. The poll found 51% supported marijuana
Chaired by journalist and author, Katie Couric, panelists include: Corey Booker, Mayor of Newark; former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Director of the Drug Policy Alliance,
Svante Myrick, Mayor Of Ithaca, Supports Marijuana Reform ITHACA, NY — Svante Myrick, the mayor of Ithaca, NY, announced on Tuesday that he thinks it’s
New York Legislators Must Decriminalize Cannabis For A Pay Raise New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been rumored to be eying a presidential run for the Democratic
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Wants To Prevent Pay Increases For Legislators By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Coordinator While the discussion of marijuana policy may
Unprecedented Coalition of NY Organizations to Welcome Caravan with Vigil-March, Press Conference at City Hall, Action at HSBC Bank, and More Poet Javier Sicilia and
By Phillip Smith The Legal Aid Society in New York City announced Friday that it had filed a lawsuit against the NYPD over its continuing
Senate Republicans and Conservative Party Break With Top Law Enforcement Officials to Kill Legislation Clarifying Marijuana Possession Laws; Measure Supported by Cuomo, Bloomberg, NYPD Commissioner,
Only several hours after Governor Chafee put his signature on decriminalization in Rhode Island, the New York state Assembly approved AB 7347. The bill, modeled
By Phillip Smith A New York City police officer has been indicted on manslaughter charges in the Bronx shooting death of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham. Graham,
Coalition Planning Massive Push to Pressure State Leaders to Pass Legislation That Would End the 50,000+ Annual Unlawful, Biased, Costly Marijuana Possession Arrests in New
by Monterey Bud It looks like Gov. Andrew Cuomo from N.Y. is finally waking up and smelling the sweet scent of common sense. Gov. Cuomo
By Monterey Bud The 420 community is gaining friends in “high” places. A current cancer patient and active Brooklyn New York Supreme Court Justice [Gustin
by Scott Morgan The latest data on stop and frisks in New York City is nothing short of horrifying. Kristen Gwynne at AlterNet reports. For
Medical Marijuana Legislation To Be Introduced In New York? Is medical marijuana coming to New York? I have asked that question several times on this
Colgate University Students For Sensible Drug Policy Chapter As I stated before, I was inspired at the 2012 Cannabis Law Reform Conference hosted by Oregon
New York Marijuana Policy New York is the center of America. There is no other city like New York City in the world, much less
New Data Released: NYPD Made More Marijuana Possession Arrests in 2011 than in 2010; Illegal Searches and Manufactured Misdemeanors Continue Despite Order by Commissioner Kelly
Responding to Public Pressure, Police Ordered To Not Arrest People if Marijuana Not in Plain View Advocates Applauds New Directive, Which Could End Tens of
New City Council Resolution Highlights Illegal Searches, Targeting of Youth of Color, and $75 Million Wasted on Marijuana Arrests; Calls for Albany to Pass Bi-Partisan
The New York Times Supports Medical Marijuana for New York Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:09 AM PDT By Morgan Fox Earlier this week, I wrote
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who in last year’s campaign shut the door on a medical marijuana law, now says he’s reconsidering. The Democrat says he’s talking
by Scott Morgan Since 1977, it’s been technically legal in the State of New York to carry around a concealed bag of marijuana weighing less
