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Marijuana Decriminalization Is Expanded in N.Y., but Full Legalization FailsPossession of up to two ounces or less of marijuana in New York State will be treated as a violation instead of a crime, with fines dropping to as low as $50.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyregion/marijuana-laws
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)WTF???
...and your link was taken down by the NYT.
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)I get NYT news article teasers in email open them and then copy and paste real quick...
Unless your internet is slow or varies in speed, you won't be able to copy and paste ANYTHING that way
How about some recommendations... Can readers at D.U. tell from my name here that I have an agenda?
Vegas Roller
(704 posts)finally the snowball is rolling and gathering mass and velocity.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)This is shitty kabuki theatre on the part of Albany.
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)with fines dropping to as low as $50.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Maybe they mean NYC?
Here's a working link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyregion/marijuana-laws-ny.html
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)The new bill would make it so anything up to one ounce of marijuana can only be punished with a fine of up to $50, down from $100, regardless of a persons record. One to two ounces can only be punished with a fine of up to $200 eliminating potential jail time regardless of record. It would also get rid of a loophole in the previous marijuana decriminalization law for cannabis in public view.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/21/18700636/new-york-marijuana-decriminalization-legalization
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/21/18700636/new-york-marijuana-decriminalization-legalization
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)The marijuana bill will make possession of up to two ounces a violation, punishable by small fines, rather than a crime. Further, it will expunge arrest records for possession of small amounts of marijuana and curb police enforcement that supporters say disproportionately targeted young black and Latino men.
Decriminalizing marijuana, paired with expunging records for these low-level offenses, will help undo some of these decades long injustices, and allow for people to be productive and successful," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) said Friday morning.
"This is not the final step, but it will lay the groundwork for full decriminalization and legalization in the future, Heastie added, referring to the broader effort on marijuana.
[link:https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/nys-legislature-bills-marijuana-possession-decriminalization-1.32667334http://|]
Opel_Justwax
(230 posts)Prohibition doesn't work.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)is that police will have discretion about writing up violation tickets, just like they do with traffic laws. It means that if you know a cop, you'll be sent on your way, but if that cop wants to screw with you, they can get fifty bucks out of your pocket.
It's bull.