About Marijuana laws. . .

This from Alternet (http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/106141/)


(emphasis mine)

This is very good news for all sensible people. Further down I found this:


This is TRUE? New York has made up to an ounce a ticketing offense?

How long ago? Which administration?... and most importantly

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME??

this to my older son yesterday and he asked me, why didn't I tell him!


:rofl:

I believe if in possession of less than an ounce you get fined.

My kids would have been 9 & 11. .

I was really busy and I know that stuff wouldn't exactly be running on the front pages

And they were too young to have been paying any attention to that stuff...

But NOW they're old enough to send shopping!

on the net, and maybe because it's been law for so long now, it's hard to find the year. My kids are about the same age as yours so they weren't aware, but my best friend's kids were of age back then! lol!

As to sending them shopping...lol! My lips are sealed!

http://norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4554

Possession
25 g or less (first offense) civil citation none $100
25 g or less (second offense) civil citation none $200
25 g or less (3rd offense) misdemeanor 5 days and/or fine $250
25 g to 2 oz* misdemeanor 3 months $500
2 to 8 oz class A misdemeanor 1 year and/or fine $1,000
8 to 16 oz (first felony) class E felony 1-4 years and/or fine,
if second offense- 3-4 years (mandatory ½ jail sentence) $5,000
16 oz to 10 lbs (first felony) class D felony 1 - 15 years and/or fine,
if 2nd offense mandatory ½ jail sentence $5,000
More than 10 lbs (first felony) class C felony 1 - 15 years and/or fine,
if 2nd offense mandatory ½ jail sentence $5,000
*Includes any amount in public where marijuana is burning or open to public view.
Sale or Cultivation
2 oz or less gift class B misdemeanor 3 months and/or fine $500
24 g sale class A misdemeanor 1 year and/or fine $1,000
25 g to 4 oz (first felony) class E felony
1 - 4 years,
if second felony 3-4 years (mandatory ½ jail sentence)
$5,000
4 to 16 oz (first felony) class D felony
1-7 years
(probation if no prior felony)
$5,000
16 oz to 10 lbs (first felony) class C felony

1-5 years and/or fine,
if second felony 4-7 years (mandatory ½ jail sentence)
$5,000
10 lbs or more (first felony) class C felony

1-15 years and/or fine
if second felony 6-15 years (mandatory ½ jail sentence)

Sale to a minor (first felony) class D felony 1 - 7 years $5,000
Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...)
Paraphernalia possession (must be dirty paraphernalia) misdemeanor 1 year $1,000
Details

Possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana is punishable by a fine of $100 for the first offense. For the second offense, the penalty increases to a $200 fine and for subsequent offenses the fine increases to $250 and a maximum of 15 days in jail time may be imposed.

Possession of greater than 25 grams or possession of any amount in public where the marijuana is burning or open to public view, is a class B misdemeanor and is punishable by up to three months in jail and a fine up to $500.

For possession of greater than two ounces, the penalty increases to a possible one year in jail and a fine up to $1,000.

Possession of greater than eight ounces increases the penalties to a possible one to one and a half years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. The penalties for possession of greater than 16 ounces are one to two and a half years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. For possession of any amount greater than 10 pounds, the penalty is one to five and half years in prison and a fine up to $5,000.

Delivery or manufacture of two grams or less of marijuana for no remuneration is punishable by up to three months in jail and a fine up to $500. For delivery or manufacture of 25 grams or less, the penalty is up to one year in jail and a fine up to $1,000. For amounts greater than 25 grams, the penalty increases to one to one and a half years in jail and a fine up to $5,000. Delivery or manufacture of greater than four ounces is punishable by one to two and a half years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. For any amount greater than 16 ounces, the penalty increases to one to five and a half years in prison and a fine up to $5,000.

Any sale or delivery to a minor is punishable by one to two and a half years in prison and a fine up to $5,000.

Possession or sale of paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail or a fine up to $1,000.

Decriminalization: The state has decriminalized marijuana to some degree. Typically, decriminalization means no prison time or criminal record for first-time possession of a small amount for personal consumption. The conduct is treated like a minor traffic violation.

detains people found with personal amounts. But why am I not surprised?

I'm north of the city and I know a few people who have received summons and have never heard of one detention.

http://www.rockhawk.com/leagalizing_marijuana.htm

In 1977, New York State decriminalized possession of personal use amounts of marijuana. Nonetheless, researchers report that New York City is now the national leader in detaining individuals for possession of personal use amounts of marijuana.

Beginning with the advent of quality of life policing, the New York City Police Department dramatically increased the number of arrests for marijuana possession: from 1997 to 2006, the department arrested 362,000 people for possessing marijuana; in 2006 alone, it arrested 33,000 people for marijuana possession. The department also commonly holds marijuana possession arrestees in detention for up to 24 hours pending arraignment.

Published research indicates that the marijuana possession arrests are not in central business districts, and that the police primarily make the arrests in black and Hispanic neighborhoods.

Join us for a discussion of the costs and benefits of New York City's marijuana possession arrest policy.

Moderator:
John H. McWhorter
Senior fellow, The Manhattan Institute; Columnist, New York Sun

instead of just possession. That way, they get to lock them up in their stinking cells for an average of 24 hours before they are released. NYC at some points in recent history has accounted for 10% of all pot arrests nationwide. And guess who's getting busted. Clue: It ain't white guys in Manhattan. It's young people of color in the boroughs.