Sentences with phrase «public possession of»

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

The technology companies have contended that their virtual marketplaces, in which people act as contractors and use their own possessions to provide services to the public at the touch of a smartphone button, afford workers flexibility and freedom.

Bithumb is a public firm that's operated by BTCKorea and it's required to publish all earnings, possessions, and stability sheet of each Bithumb and its subsidiaries.

In China, this system will let the public buy a «digital» form of gold in tiny increments and go into participating banks and take possession of that gold.

In this agreement, «Confidential Information» means all confidential information relating to a party or its business, strategies, pricing, personnel, suppliers, products or services, but excludes information that the recipient proves: (a) was lawfully in its possession before receiving it from the discloser, (b) was provided in good faith to it by a third party without breaching any of discloser's rights or any rights of a third party, or (c) is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of the recipient.

Snap, Inc. went public and sold stock to «investors» who were content, apparently, to be in possession of equity that didn't have voting rights.

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Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

He is due to enter pleas to charges of attempted murder, threats to kill and possession of a knife in a public place at Stafford Crown Court on Friday.

It is written for the interested student and endeavors to build a bridge over which available information concerning developing Biblical ideas may pass into the possession of a larger public.

I don't see entertainers as idols, but people who became celebriites because people paid money to be entertained, but no person in my eyes has God - like status, because of money, fame, possessions, and alot of PR (public relations).

«Formal discourse becomes politically powerful when it becomes ideology; when it articulates and fuses into effective formulations opinions and attitudes that are otherwise too scattered and vague to be acted upon; when it mobilizes a general mood, «a set of disconnected, unrealized private emotions,» into «a public possession, a social fact»; when it crystallizes otherwise inchoate social and political discontent and thereby shapes what is otherwise instinctive and directs it to attainable goals, when it clarifies, symbolizes, and elevates to structured consciousness the mingled urges that stir within us.

Boykin was taken into custody on possession of marijuana and public intoxication charges, according to Dallas County Jail records obtained by the Dallas Star - Telegram.

A police spokesman said: «Jason Puncheon, 31, of Kingswood, has been charged with a Section 4 public order offence - causing fear or provocation of violence, possession of an offensive weapon and common assault.»

The very public demotion of Joe Hart was fueled by Guardiola's desire to recruit a goalkeeper who was more comfortable in possession and who could enable him to more closely emulate the style he employed at Barcelona and at Bayern Munich.

Archives officials told the TU in May that there was indeed a Troopergate folder in their possession, but it was removed from public view by the Cuomo administration — specifically, Linda Lacewell — because it fell under the categories of documents that the Freedom of Information Law deems protectable.

The report also said 54 people have been arrested on charges of public violence, theft and possession of stolen property, the government said in a statement.

Two associates of Roger Stone, a longtime Republican strategist and informal adviser to Trump, said he was aware that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was in possession of a trove of hacked Democratic emails months before they became public.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said his office would work with the police and the mayor's office to pinpoint the «the very small number» of marijuana - possession cases that should be prosecuted because of public safety concerns.

«The Working Group will review possession and public smoking of marijuana to address public concerns in the fairest way possible, while also promoting public safety and quality of life for all New Yorkers.»

«End the war on pot: We welcome the push to legalize and regulate marijuana» — Daily News Editorial Board: «After many decades of treating as a crime the personal possession and use of a drug that is a negligible threat to public safety, New York is awakening to the folly of — and racial disparities widened by — its approach.

The law expanded the definition of prohibited assault weapons — which is the part that has most irked sheriffs — as well as raised the penalties for illegal possession of firearms, required mental health checks, and limited the public's access to records of those who have gun permits.

In fact, Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defense group, said in a letter to Cuomo that each year the agency represents thousands of legitimate working people who get caught up in the criminal justice system for possession of a tool they need for work.

Cuomo says his marijuana plan would correct a «blatant inconsistency» in the law that treats the private possession of small amounts of pot — 25 grams or less — as a violation, while the public display of weed carries misdemeanor charges.

«It will be necessary for the public to leave the portion of the park being cleaned while cleaning operations are underway, and to remove any possessions from the area being cleaned,» Brookfield said in a notice to the protesters.

Private possession of small amounts of marijuana is considered just a violation, but when the drug becomes public during a police search, the person is subject to a misdemeanor charge.

But he was known to the police and his previous convictions included causing grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.

I suppose we should be grateful Babbs stopped short of implying that most of them are in possession of swirling cloaks made of the flayed skin of members of the public and comedy bad - guy moustaches.

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.

«Whilst we welcome the intention behind the audit of public services to address racial disparities, the fact is that in education, the Department for Education is already in possession of a wealth of evidence, much of it provided by NASUWT, on racial and other inequalities faced by young people, teachers and the education workforce in general.

Collectively called the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the eight bills will downgrade most criminal noise violations, spitting, littering, possession of an open container of alcohol, public urination and after - dusk loitering and other prohibited activities in public parks to offenses penalized with a ticket.

The attacks of both Labour and the Tories claim that the other can not lead for the whole nation due to possession by sectional interests; be that the mateocracy, bankers, or News International; the trade unions, the public sector, or welfare claimants.

The Act consists of eight bills that will downgrade most noise violations, spitting, littering, possession of an open container of alcohol, public urination and after - dusk loitering and other prohibited activities in public parks from arrest - worthy crimes to offenses penalized with a ticket and prosecuted in civil court.

The Erie County Sheriff's office reports a heroin bust made across the street from Public School 76, The Herman Badillo Bi-Lingual Academy, an Elementary School on Carolina Street at Elmwood Ave.. Here's their announcement, released Friday morning: MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION AND SALE OF HEROIN Over...

State Police at Oneonta arrested 43 year old Jason Wright of Oneonta, for Criminal Possession of a Firearm and Public Lewdness.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said he would stop prosecuting cases of marijuana possession and smoking in public.

The New York Times reported Wednesday evening that Bharara would take possession of files from the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, after Governor Cuomo announced he would dismantle the commission after passage of the state's budget.