Largely an outgrowth of "stop and frisk" programs. Thirty-five years ago, New York's legislature decriminalized marijuana possession. Numbers released last week show the New York Police Department continues to flagrantly flout that policy, wasting resources on a pointless, unjust, and illegal crusade against pot smokers. Under the Marijuana Reform Act ... MOREJacob Sullum: New York's Illegal Pot Crackdown
Largely an outgrowth of "stop and frisk" programs. Thirty-five years ago, New York's legislature decriminalized marijuana possession. Numbers released last week show the New York Police Department continues to flagrantly flout that policy, wasting resources on a pointless, unjust, and illegal crusade against pot smokers. Under the Marijuana Reform Act ... MORE