N.Y. decriminalizes Marijuana!

[real Cannabis calm]

Marijuana Decriminalization Is Expanded in N.Y., but Full Legalization Fails
Possession 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]

1. So, nothing's changed... it's been decriminalized since the 70's here

WTF???

...and your link was taken down by the NYT.

[real Cannabis calm]

4. Perhaps the link was removed because I don't subscribe to NYT...

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]

2. Great news

finally the snowball is rolling and gathering mass and velocity.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. It's been decriminalized since the 70's

This is shitty kabuki theatre on the part of Albany.

[real Cannabis calm]

5. As stated, "decriminalization was expanded" on a statewide basis...

with fines dropping to as low as $50.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. In Upstate NY, it's been decriminalized since the 70's

Maybe they mean NYC?

Here's a working link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyregion/marijuana-laws-ny.html

[real Cannabis calm]

9. VOX, clarifies NEW changes in statewide Marijuana laws of N.Y.

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 person’s 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]

11. VOX goes on to report:

"New York had decriminalized possession of up to 25 grams (nearly an ounce) of marijuana in 1977 to only punish it with a fine. But that law imposed criminal penalties with potential jail time for those with a previous record. And it included a loophole: If marijuana was in public view (say, if a police officer got someone to empty his pockets), then it could still be treated as a crime punishable with potential jail time — a loophole that the new bill closes."

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/21/18700636/new-york-marijuana-decriminalization-legalization

[Historic NY]

7. NY Legislature adjourns for 2019 after easing marijuana laws

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]

8. Oh come on! It is time to legalize the possesion & sale of weed nation wide.

Prohibition doesn't work.

[RKP5637]

10. K&R!!!! n/t

[customerserviceguy]

12. All this means

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.