Manhattan DA's New Marijuana Policy Goes Into Effect
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's new policy not to prosecute low-level marijuana cases goes into effect Wednesday.
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The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's new policy not to prosecute low-level marijuana cases goes into effect Wednesday.
The democrat's argument was heavily based on the belief that arrests for marijuana possession have become a punishment that doesn't fit the crime.
Welcome to Harmony Dispensary, the latest facility to offer medical marijuana in New Jersey.
The 74-page analysis from the DOH estimates the state could raise nearly $700 million in tax revenue off the drug.
Governor Andrew Cuomo and state health officials have released a report recommending the legalization of marijuana in New York State.
Starting in September, the majority of New Yorkers found smoking marijuana in public will be issued summonses instead of being arrested.
While New York City's marijuana laws and public policies may soon be changing, for many the forgiving stance comes too late for their legal fate.
According to a new report in 2016, alcohol was involved in 38 percent of driver deaths while 44 percent of drivers killed tested positive for drugs.
The executive committee passed a resolution calling for the legalization of marijuana, saying millions could be added to state coffers if it were taxed like alcohol at an excise tax rate of 13 percent.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the NYPD to stop arresting people for smoking marijuana in public, setting up a challenging situation, to say the least, for officers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is moving toward a new policy regarding marijuana.
According to researchers from Columbia University, the number of cigarette-smoking parents who said they used marijuana increased from 11 percent in 2002 to over 17 percent in 2015.
The NYPD's current marijuana enforcement policy is going up in smoke.
There's a warning for pet owners in the East Village after one woman says her dog was sickened by consuming the remains of marijuana cigarettes left on the sidewalk – and it's happened more than once.
With Massachusetts legalizing marijuana and New Jersey considering it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have a change of heart in order to avoid losing revenue to neighboring states.
There is a debate about marijuana at the Jersey shore. Governor-elect Phil Murphy has promised he will legalize pot.
Officials say there's a significant presence of the candy and other edible forms of marijuana in New Jersey and nearby states.
The elaborate setup was found in a home on Fowler Avenue in Morris Park around 2 p.m. Wednesday as officers from the 49th precinct carried out a search warrant.
A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics found as more states legalize the drug for adult use, more teenagers think it's safe.
Conn. Senator Martin Looney says approving recreational marijuana sales could generate up to $50 million in tax revenue annually for the state.
The marijuana industry got a big boost on election night. Voters in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts legalized recreational pot.
Voters in Massachusetts and California have approved ballot measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
State inspectors have found more than 600 marijuana plants growing behind a Connecticut day care center, and police say arrests are forthcoming.
The DEA said in a lengthy notice in the Federal Registry that it consulted with the Health and Human Services Department and concluded that marijuana will remain in the class of drugs that have "no accepted medical use.
Neighbors in East New York, Brooklyn are fighting for their community garden, after the city closed it because of what was growing there.
