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New York Public View Marijuana Law Ranked Dumbest in America

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Here at marijuana.net we have printed many articles that focus on New York state’s controversial public view marijuana law.  Even though New York decriminalized marijuana in the 1970s, lawmakers left in a key provision that takes away much of the intended progress.  If marijuana is in “plain view” then a misdemeanor charge can be brought up instead of the far less severe civil citation ticket.  Unfortunately, many officers especially in New York City have used this loophole to arrest many especially African Americans and Hispanic teens.  Officers utilized “stop and frisk”, a tactic that has police demanding residents empty their pockets.  Once this occurs then police often arrest people on the  more serious charge because the marijuana is now in plain sight.  The popular NYC newspaper, The Village Voice, recently published an article that describes how New York’s marijuana law is considered the dumbest in the nation by reason.com.  Although Governor Cuomo made an effort to fix the law, many mocked him and the problem does not seem to have any chance of being fixed anytime soon.

 

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