Sentences with phrase «most marijuana arrests»

Later in the afternoon, Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance announced his office would no longer prosecute most marijuana arrests, beginning August 1, a move that he estimated will reduce the number of marijuana - related prosecutions in Manhattan from 5,000 to 200.

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And though there are countless drugs on the streets across America, one is far and away the most common, leading to more arrests than any other drug: marijuana.

Six hundred thousand people were arrested in this country last year for possessing or selling marijuana, a drug most authorities regard as less harmful

Six hundred thousand people were arrested in this country last year for possessing or selling marijuana, a drug most authorities regard as less harmful - than alcohol.

In the report, Pachall — on the day of the arrest of his roommate, Tanner Brock, in February — tells an officer that he had failed the most recent TCU drug test, and that he had smoked marijuana a day or two prior to it.

In 2014, late - Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said the office would no longer prosecute most first - time offenders arrested for possessing small amounts of marijuana.

WASHINGTON — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that the NYPD will be changing how it enforces marijuana laws as advocates complained that most of those getting arrested are minorities...

But given that the most pernicious effect of the state's drug laws remains the extraordinary volume of low - level marijuana arrests — an expensive habit Cuomo has made noise about correcting in the past — his new executive order is most noteworthy for what it does not do.

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.

From ending the prosecution of most low - level marijuana arrests to making it easier for Brooklynites to resolve outstanding warrants for low - level offenses, Ken Thompson didn't just uphold the law — he made it more fair for all Brooklynites.

Cops continued to arrest more black and Latino New Yorkers for marijuana possession last year because the most complaints about people smoking pot came from neighborhoods of color, a top NYPD official told the City Council Monday.

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.