Sentences with phrase «marijuana enforcement»

The sales tax is used for a variety of marijuana enforcement and public health initiatives.

The Attorney General nominee's answers to questions from senators about marijuana enforcement policy were disconcertingly vague.

Faced with fresh evidence of the racial disparity in marijuana enforcement across New York City, Manhattan's district attorney said he will largely stop prosecuting people for possessing or smoking marijuana.

In a December interview on WNYC's «Brian Lehrer Show» de Blasio touted his policy on marijuana enforcement, saying, «We were going to stop the things that were causing a rift between police and community.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Faced with fresh evidence of the racial disparity in marijuana enforcement across New York City, Manhattan's district attorney said Tuesday he will largely stop prosecuting people for possessing or smoking marijuana.

Nixon also blasted racial disparities in marijuana enforcement as the mayor and the NYPD face criticism for persisting disparities, despite the fact that the city revised its policy in 2014 to address them.

«Therefore, today's memo on federal marijuana enforcement simply directs all U.S. Attorneys to use previously established prosecutorial principles that provide them all the necessary tools to disrupt criminal organizations, tackle the growing drug crisis, and thwart violent crime across our country,» the memo continued.

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«The NYPD will overhaul and reform its policies related to marijuana enforcement within the next 30 days,» de Blasio said in Washington at a conference Tuesday afternoon.

Sessions» policy will let U.S. attorneys across the country decide what kinds of federal resources to devote to marijuana enforcement based on what they see as priorities in their districts, the people familiar with the decision said.

Just days after recreational marijuana in California was legalized, Attorney General Jeff Sessions» moved to end marijuana enforcement protections.

SAN FRANCISCO — The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama - era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats.

Later in the afternoon, the NYPD announced a working group to review marijuana enforcement, with limited details provided.

Mayor de Blasio announces changes in how the NYPD and NYC will change marijuana enforcement policies; marijuana possession advocate Letitia James joins us to speak about the...

Doing so, they argued, would blunt the impact of continuing racial disparities in low - level marijuana enforcement as state officials consider legalizing the drug altogether.

This dealt a blow to the NYPD, which insisted the racial disparities in marijuana enforcement stemmed from community complaints.

Some have questioned whether the directive will actually do anything to change the fact that blacks and Hispanics are more often targeted for marijuana enforcement than their white peers — noting that minorities could be disproportionately impacted by summonses, just as they are by arrests.

Given the research on the impacts of judicial, the inability of those under 18 and of the poor to purchase privacy in their judicial records, and the disproportional marijuana enforcement experienced by marginalized groups, it is likely that ticketing provisions in Bill C - 45 will be found to violate the Charter.

The legislation also would establish a sales tax on marijuana and establish a Division of Marijuana Enforcement.

James — who backed marijuana legalization on Wednesday — referred to the racial disparities in the NYPD's marijuana enforcement policy, the two black men who were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia while waiting there, a student who was prohibited from wearing a sweater with «Malcolm X» on it and a 14 - year - old boy who got shot by a 53 - year - old man after he knocked on his door to ask for directions to school.

«The NYPD will overhaul and reform its policies related to marijuana enforcement within the next 30 days,» he said.

Also on Tuesday, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill formed a 30 - day working group to review the department's marijuana enforcement across demographics.

Nixon also blasted racial disparities in marijuana enforcement as the mayor and the NYPD face criticisms for persisting disparities.

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), which has been leading a campaign to tackle racial disparities in marijuana enforcement, pointed out that last year, de Blasio blasted the DPA over its report outlining the 60,000 arrests, referring to it misleading.

This «closed, highly regulated industry» described in a financial impact study is expected to add as much as US$ 1.9 billion to the state's bottom line over five years through increased revenues and savings on marijuana enforcement.

Two documents, totaling more than 230 pages and issued by the Marijuana Enforcement Division, a branch of the Colorado Department of Revenue, spell out the rules for medical and recreational marijuana businesses.

Every weed shop in the state is required to enter this data into the Marijuana Inventory Tracking System, or MITS, which is overseen by the Marijuana Enforcement Division.

Sessions has hinted at a reversal of the department's more hands - off position on marijuana enforcement, saying there's more violence surrounding the drug than «one would think.»

In late August 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an update to their marijuana enforcement policy.

More recently, in January 2018, Attorney General Sessions issued a Marijuana Enforcement Memorandum that rescinded the Cole Memorandum, and allows federal prosecutors to decide how to prioritize enforcement of federal marijuana laws.

The attorneys at McAllister Garfield have worked closely with the legislature, the Marijuana Enforcement Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and policy makers from the ground up.

Spicer's comments are the strongest suggestion yet that the Trump administration will take more of a hard line approach to marijuana enforcement than the Obama administration.

In Colorado for instance, Marijuana is regulated by the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED).

The move by District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. came the same day that Mayor Bill de Blasio promised that the city's police department would overhaul its marijuana enforcement policies in the next 30 days.

Hoopla aside, he promised on Tuesday that the NYPD would «overhaul and reform its policies related to marijuana enforcement in the next 30 days.»

Police officials have said residents» 911 and 311 complaints, as well as reports at local community meetings, are a major driver of marijuana enforcement.

In his signing statement, Cuomo said the Department of Health is being directed to enact the expedited program using directives laid down by the Department of Justice when it comes to marijuana enforcement.

Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, a staunch ally of Mayor Bill de Blasio who is challenging his frequent - foe Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says New York City can do «so much better» in the areas of mass incarceration, marijuana enforcement and police accountability — the latest sign that she is moving further to distance herself from her old bud.

Sharpton drew parallells between the NYPD's marijuana enforcement policy and the stop - and - frisk policing method.

On Tuesday, Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced the formation of a 30 - day working group to review the police department's marijuana enforcement policy.

De Blasio seemed to signal a shift in his position on the issue of racial disparities in marijuana enforcement.

The goal of AB 684 is to carefully assess if industrial hemp will be a profitable new crop for California farmers and if it can be grown without impacts on marijuana enforcement.