New York police and lawmakers have faced backlash in recent months over the city’s stop and frisk procedures, which many claim unfairly target minorities who are in compliance with...
New York lawmakers have introduced a medical marijuana bill that would have stricter regulations than those that have been proposed and failed to pass in the past. The new...
A new report released by the Drug Policy Alliance and Marijuana Arrest Research Project, shows that between 2002 and 2012, the New York Police Department spent over 1 million...
New York’s “Stop and Frisk” policy is a controversial one– many believe that police are abusing the policy to target people based on race. A trial against the NYPD...
On Thursday, New York Assemblyman Stephen Katz was stopped for speeding by State Police, who then discovered a small bag of marijuana in Katz’s possession. Katz, a Republican, has...
On Saturday, Mount Vernon, NY city firefighters discovered an elaborate marijuana grow hidden below the former location of Fabulous Flowers, a flower shop that moved across town prior to...
A pair of medical marijuana-related bills are headed to the New York Legislature. Additionally, Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana in the state. In...
According to The New York Post, New York lobbyists are starting to push for medical marijuana legalization in the state. Patricia Lynch Associates is a lobbyist group that is...
Gustin Reichbach, a New York state Supreme Court justice who spoke out earlier this year about his use and support of medical marijuana, has passed away from pancreatic cancer. ...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that he is in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal that would help lessen the number of arrests for minor marijuana-related offenses...