Marijuana, Sodomy and the Blue Wall of Silence
NYPD officers accused of sodomizing a marijuana smoker with a police baton have been acquitted.
Browsing: New York
Cops Need Better Training
Hide your jelly beans! Two guys from the Bronx were thrown in jail for nearly a week because crazy coppers mistook their candy for a bag of crack cocaine.
New York May Be Next in Line to Legalize Medical Marijuana
New Jersey’s passage of a bill legalizing medical marijuana brought new hope to dope in New York State.
Whites Smoke Pot, but Blacks Are Arrested
Black New Yorkers were seven times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession last year.
Pot Acceptable? Not for Young and Nonwhite
More people are being arrested for pot crimes than ever; they are increasingly young and disproportionately nonwhite.
Support to Legalize Medical Marijuana in New York
Proponents of legislation to legalize medical use of marijuana in New York were encouraged Monday by the announcement of a shift in federal policy first promised by President Barack Obama in his presidential campaign.
NY’s Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Takes Effect
Jail for drug offenses is no longer mandatory in New York: judges can send people suffering from addiction into a range of programs, such as treatment and mental health services.
New York City’s Massive Marijuana Arrests
Despite decriminalizing possession decades ago, New York remains the marijuana arrest capital of the world.
The Epidemic of Pot Arrests in New York
Marijuana possession is decriminalized in New York State. Nonetheless, New York City makes more pot arrests than any city in the world.
Drug Suspect Turns Tables on NYPD With Videotape
When undercover detectives busted Jose and Maximo Colon last year for selling cocaine at a seedy club in Queens, there was a glaring problem: The brothers hadn't done anything wrong.
