NYC Comptroller Calls For Legalized Marijuana Use In NY
John Liu, NYC Comptroller, has released a report detailing plans to overhaul the city’s broken marijuana laws by taxing and regulating recreational use.
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Federal Judge Finds NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Practices Unconstitutional
A federal judge Monday found that the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk search tactics violated the constitutional rights of racial minorities in the city and ordered a federal monitor to oversee broad reforms in the department.
New York’s Vote to Curb Stop-And-Frisk Is Another Win For Civil Rights
City Council made an important choice to add more oversight to NYPD policies, like stop-and-frisk, that are discriminatory
A Patient’s Plea for Medical Marijuana in New York
Earlier this month, the New York State Assembly passed medical marijuana for the fourth time. Although this is good news, many New Yorkers living with debilitating illnesses, like myself, have learned to not get our hopes up.
Medical Marijuana Bill Wins in the New York State Assembly
On Monday, a bill that would allow medical marijuana use sailed through the New York State Assembly, passing with a clean 95-38.
Bloomberg: Medical Marijuana One of “Great Hoaxes of All Time”
While the majority of the public and medical community may be in support of marijuana according to recent surveys, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg adamantly opposed marijuana on Friday, calling the campaign for legalization "wrong-headed."
Brain Scans Reveal Marijuana-Like Medicine Could Effectively Treat PTSD
Marijuana-like medicines that lack the plant's psychoactive properties can be used to effectively treat some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
New York City Marijuana Arrests Drop, as Do NYPD Stop and Frisks
Efforts to decriminalize marijuana in New York City-- the pot arrest capital of the world-- seem to be paying off.
Wishing an Unhappy 40th Anniversary to the Rockefeller Drug Laws that Cost Me 12 Years of My Life
New York's draconian sentencing laws, which became the template for the country, have been reformed somewhat. But they still have a long way to go.
Medical Marijuana-Hating Assemblyman Caught With Marijuana Gets Charges Dismissed
NY State Assemblyman Steve Katz, who was arrested for alleged pot possession last month after voting against the legalization of medical marijuana last year, apparently won't be forced to feel the full weight of his hypocrisy
