Sentences with phrase «public possession»

The provincial government will not lower the federal public possession limit of 30 grams for individuals aged 19 and over.

Hayes noted the Democrats are ready to pass a whole raft of incredible important progressive legislation — from a minimum wage increase to decriminalization of public possession of small amounts of pot.

They range from decriminalizing public possession of small amounts of marijuana and expansion of gambling casinos, to campaign finance reform.

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.

The Democratic governor on Monday proposed cutting the penalty for public possession from a criminal misdemeanor to a violation, saying it would save thousands of New Yorkers, mostly black and Hispanic youths, from unnecessary arrests and criminal charges.

The bill would remove penalties for personal possession, seal convicted individuals» offense records and vacate marijuana violations and public possession misdemeanors.

Concealed possession of small amounts of marijuana is a violation, subject to a ticket and $ 100 fine, while smoking or public possession rises to a misdemeanor.

He says public possession, especially if it comes to light as the result of a stop and frisk search by police, should now also be classified in the same way.

As the communist government launched a nationwide movement to turn private property into public possession in the 1950s, other families took up residence in Wu's house in Shanghai, forcing him to move into the attic.

Speaker Silver says his agenda includes passage of the Dream Act to allow children of undocumented immigrants to get funding for college, and changes to New York City's Stop and Frisk law, which involves decriminalizing public possession of small amounts of marijuana.

They include raising the minimum wage, enacting campaign finance reform, further decriminalizing public possession of marijuana, expanding casino gambling, continuing the property tax cap, and steps to combat climate change.

Still other topics under discussion also seem totally unrelated to a budget plan, including easing of the state's drug laws to lessen penalties for public possession of small amounts of marijuana.

They include decriminalizing the public possession of small amounts of marijuana in New York City, to end a problem with New York's Stop and Frisk laws.

The governor bashed the GOP - controlled Senate Wednesday for knuckling under to the «ultra-conservative side of the party» and blocking his bill to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of weed.

Most recently, talks have turned to whether to decriminalize public possession of marijuana in New York City, and walking back a provision of the recently enacted gun control laws.

He had to give up on a push to decriminalize public possession of smaller amounts of marijuana.

The governor did not have as much luck convincing Senate Republicans to agree to decriminalize public possession of small amounts of marijuana.

The two highest - profile items left to do: Deciding on the limits of releasing teacher performance evaluations and Cuomo's proposal to decriminalize public possession of small amounts of marijuana.

The filing takes aim at one element of the department's controversial stop - and - frisk policy and comes after a failed bid by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana, which would have eliminated the distinction between having a small amount in a pocket and holding it in your hand.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Senate majority leader Dean Skelos said Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to reduce the state penalty for public possession of a small amount of marijuana won't pass his chamber.

He noted that the misdemeanor charge for public possession was unfairly snaring New Yorkers in stop - and - frisk policing in New York City.

Cuomo will also likely be pushing for an increase in the state's minimum wage and the decriminalizing of the public possession of small amounts of marijuana, in response to issues raised by New York City's stop - and - frisk policy.

Cuomo has proposed that public possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana be decriminalized and classified as a violation.

In the past, the GOP, which leads the Senate in a power sharing coalition, opposed Cuomo's plan to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana.

She says last year the issue got bogged down over the measure to decriminalize public possession of small amounts of pot.

Voters also continue to strongly support increasing the minimum wage, and back the idea of creating a system of public campaign financing for the state, enacting the governor's Reproductive Health Act, and decriminalizing the public possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana.

They include the decriminalization of public possession of small amounts of marijuana, a women's equality act that includes codifying abortion rights in the Roe v. Wade decision, and the expansion of casino gambling.

Cuomo will also likely be pushing for an increase in the state's minimum wage and the decriminalizing of the public possession of small amounts of marijuana, in response to issues raised by New York City's Stop and Frisk policy.

Those issues include decriminalizing the public possession of small amounts of marijuana in New York City, to end a problem with New York's Stop and Frisk laws.

The task force recommends that sales be restricted to those 18 and older, with a public possession limit of 30 grams of dried cannabis.