Sentences with phrase «in marijuana possession arrests»

The mayor often touts his neighborhood policing initiative, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop - and - frisk policing and a decrease in marijuana possession arrests even as critics claim an increase.

Not exact matches

Since it took office in 2006, arrests for marijuana possession have jumped by some 40 per cent and harsher mandatory penalties have been imposed for growing as few as six plants.

According to a Washington Post investigation, in the last 25 years, arrests for marijuana possession have tripled as a percentage of overall arrests.

Former Minnesota Golden Gophers wide receiver A.J. Barker was arrested Sunday night in Houston, Texas, on suspicion of marijuana possession, according to court records obtained by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

This is the same woman that crashed the car with him in it last year when he was arrested for marijuana possession, which almost cost him his job.

Jaguars WR Justin Blackmon had already been suspended for the first four games of the 2014 - 15 season before he was arrested for marijuana possession in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Auburn senior safety Demetruce McNeal was arrested and charged with second - degree marijuana possession in Alabama recently, according to Al.com.

Bell was suspended for the first three games of last season (later reduced to two) for a violation of the policy on substances of abuse after he was arrested for marijuana possession and DUI in the summer of 2014.

After Georgia won its first SEC title in 20 years, nine players were found to have hocked their title rings on eBay, and five players were arrested for marijuana possession.

Three men were arrested recently and charged with possession of marijuana after being stopped in Community Park, 1800 Short St. Police said they charged Charles W. Farris, 39, of Cotter, Ariz, Jonathan T. Allen, 20, of Parkland, Fla., and George Denesevick, 49, of Lauderhill, Fla..

Two 18 - year - old Buffalo Grove men were arrested June 6 at 10:27 p.m. in the 1100 block of Windbrooke Drive and charged with possession of marijuana.

The NYPD arrested 18,136 people for marijuana possession in 2016 — a 9 percent increase from 2015, according to data provided by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.

In the thread, organizers debated whether to crash an upcoming press conference planned by marijuana advocates to celebrate NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly ordering officers to halt arrests over possession of small amounts of marijuana.

He said the city also established policies like eliminating arrests for low - level marijuana possession, saying that arrests in many cases are a last resort.

This usually crops up when young people of color are asked to empty their pockets by police (yes, even now that the NYPD has reduced the frequency of stop - and - frisks); in 2010, the state arrested more than 100,000 people for marijuana possession, leaving more reactionary destinations like Texas in the dust.

There were 17,880 arrests in NYC last year for which the most serious charge was low - level misdemeanor marijuana possession, according to the state Department of Criminal Justice Services.

2/06/17 --» Marijuana Arrests in City Increase, with large racial disparities» — Politico's Brendan Cheney: «The New York Police Department arrested 18,136 people for marijuana possession in 2016, a 9 percent increase from 2015, according to data provided by the state Division of Criminal Justice Marijuana Arrests in City Increase, with large racial disparities» — Politico's Brendan Cheney: «The New York Police Department arrested 18,136 people for marijuana possession in 2016, a 9 percent increase from 2015, according to data provided by the state Division of Criminal Justice marijuana possession in 2016, a 9 percent increase from 2015, according to data provided by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.

While marijuana arrests have dropped significantly since the mayor took office, 86 percent of the people arrested for marijuana possession in the fifth degree during 2017 were people of color; 48 percent were black and 38 percent were Hispanic.

In 2014, Thompson began what the DA's office called a groundbreaking policy not to prosecute low - level marijuana possession arrests.

In their report, the organization found that the NYPD made more marijuana possession arrests under de Blasio and former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton from 2015 to 2016 than former Mayor Giuliani and Bratton, who was doing his first stint as the city's top cop at the time, from 1994 to 1996.

Advocates have noted legalization would address the issue of low - level marijuana possession arrests, which disproportionately affect communities of color, particularly in New York.

The group believes any legalization effort should address expunging marijuana possession arrest records, which she said is affecting more than 800,000 people who were arrested in New York over the past 20 years.

Even the city's liberal Democrat mayor, who has pushed policing reforms including the decrease in criminal arrests of low - level marijuana possession, is opposed the policy shift.

NYC arrested 16,925 people last year for low - level marijuana possession and smoking in public, a decline of only 1 percentage point from the previous year's total of 17,097, even though de Blasio said he would cut down on arrests.

49 - year - old Edward Prott of Southhaven was a passenger in the vehicle; he was also arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.

------------------------------- Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 40 year old Gloria Prott of Southhaven on charges of unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance, driving while ability impaired by drugs, speeding at 80 miles an hour in a 55 zone and operating a motor vehicle with an open container of an alcoholic beverage, following a traffic stop on State Highway 17 in the Town of Hancock.

De Blasio says New York City is the safest big city in the United States and pointed to overall crime being down, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop and frisk policing, his neighborhood policing initiative and argues that marijuana possession arrests have gone down even as critics note an increase.

There were 205 arrests for marijuana possession last year in Albany County, according to statistics compiled by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, and more than 25,000 such arrests statewide.

Worst of all, this system has resulted in a civil rights disaster: African Americans are dramatically more likely to be arrested for pot possession than whites, despite similar rates of marijuana use among both groups.»

This whole medicinal pot issue is a little thorny, since marijuana is illegal under federal law — period, end of story, even in states that have passed legislation or ballot initiatives making the drug legal for use by people who are sick, those individuals are still subject to arrest by federal officials for possession or cultivation.

In Part 1 of his weekly «Mondays with the Mayor» interview on NY1, Mayor de Blasio talks to Errol Louis about combating bad behavior in politics, the city's approach to sexual harassment complaints, and the disproportionate number of blacks and Latinos being arrested for marijuana possessioIn Part 1 of his weekly «Mondays with the Mayor» interview on NY1, Mayor de Blasio talks to Errol Louis about combating bad behavior in politics, the city's approach to sexual harassment complaints, and the disproportionate number of blacks and Latinos being arrested for marijuana possessioin politics, the city's approach to sexual harassment complaints, and the disproportionate number of blacks and Latinos being arrested for marijuana possession.

«A lot of our resources are spent dealing with arresting and detention of individuals who are in there for drug possession, and I think we need to reform not only how we deal with the legalization of marijuana, but our sentencing reform, holistically,» Shaw said.

Gabriel Sayegh, New York state director for the Drug Policy Alliance, said 50,683 people in the city were arrested for the lowest level of marijuana possession in 2011.

The New York State Assembly passed a bill in May that would make possession of small amounts of marijuana punishable only by a fine, rather than an arrest.

Another stalled piece of legislation was the plan to reduce penalties for public possession of small amounts of marijuana — which has been linked to a surge in arrests of young black and Latino men who have been stopped - and - frisked by police officers in New York City.

---------------------- Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 40 - year - old Eric Bowen of Endicott on charges of speeding, operating with a loud exhaust, unlawful possession of marijuana, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, following a traffic stop in the Town of Hancock.

And during his watch over the past 30 months, serious crime in New York has fallen to new record lows, with fewer arrests of misdemeanor offenders, particularly for marijuana possession and other quality - of - life violations.

Ruzbacki, whose campaign was upset after he was arrested in October for unlawful possession of marijuana, received 10 percent of the vote against Little's 75 percent.

The New York Police Department arrested 18,136 people for marijuana possession in 2016, a 9 percent increase from 2015, according to data provided by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.

According to 2017 statistics compiled by the state, blacks accounted for 48 percent of arrests in New York City for the lowest level of marijuana possession, while Latinos accounted for 38 percent, compared to 9 percent for whites.

New Yorkers will no longer necessarily be arrested for low - level marijuana offenses, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Bill Bratton said today, announcing that in many cases of possession of the drug, police can write a summons instead.

Starting on Nov. 19, people caught with 25 grams or less of marijuana will in most cases receive a summons and a fine ranging from $ 100 and $ 250, rather than being arrested and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession, Bratton said.

Police officers will have discretion over whether to write a summons for possession of marijuana in public view or make an arrest, Bratton said.

In her State of the City address, Ms. Mark - Viverito proposed expanding the use of desk appearance tickets, or DATs, in lieu of arrests — mirroring Mr. de Blasio's new policy of issuing DATs for possession of small amounts of marijuanIn her State of the City address, Ms. Mark - Viverito proposed expanding the use of desk appearance tickets, or DATs, in lieu of arrests — mirroring Mr. de Blasio's new policy of issuing DATs for possession of small amounts of marijuanin lieu of arrests — mirroring Mr. de Blasio's new policy of issuing DATs for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

New York City will overhaul and reform its policies related to marijuana possession arrests amid persisting racial disparities in enforcement despite a policy change in 2014.

A spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg rejected the notion that the Police Department acted with racial bias in arresting people for marijuana possession.

«Some of our police officers are making race - based discretionary decisions on who they're going to arrest for low - level marijuana possession,» said Leroy Gadsden, the president of a branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Jamaica, Queens, and the chairman of the criminal justice committee for the statewide N.A.A.C.P. «Therefore, of course, if you're a young, black male, even a female, you're going to feel that you're being targeted when you notice that your white counterparts are not being arrested for the same thing.»

Wading into the debate over stop - and - frisk police tactics, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask legislators on Monday for a change in New York State law that would drastically reduce the number of people who could be arrested for marijuana possession as a result of police stops.

The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., said that half of the 6,200 people who were charged with low - level marijuana possession last year in Manhattan had never been arrested before.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including 86 % of those arrested for marijuana possession in New York being black or Latino.