marijuana arrests

Vance's motion does not, however, make any strides toward expunging the records of people who have been convicted of the low-level marijuana crimes.

'The positive effects of a regulated marijuana market in New York State outweigh the potential negative impacts.'

Starting on September 1st, NYPD officers will be directed to issue criminal court summonses to those caught smoking marijuana, rather than making a misdemeanor arrest.

'With marijuana legalization likely to occur in our state in the near future, it is critical our city plans for the public safety, health, and financial consequences involved,' Mayor de Blasio said.

After a flurry of action from public officials, New York State's policy of prohibition may be crumbling.

The NYPD is on track to arrest tens of thousands of pot-smoking New Yorkers this year, with enforcement once again overwhelmingly centered on minority communities.

De Blasio's New York, amirite?

Including in the majority black and Latino neighborhoods where expanding decriminalization was meant to slow them down.

A new report shows that from 1980 to 2013, the misdemeanor arrest rate in the city jumped by 190.5%.

Marijuana arrests are slightly higher than the average of 78 arrests per day in 2013, and nearly nine times what they were when Bill Bratton served his first term as police commissioner in 1994.