With new data showing that blacks are far more likely than whites to get arrested for marijuana offenses, the New York Civil Liberties Union is pushing for late-session legislation that would decriminalize possession of small quantities.
Passed by the Assembly and pending in the Senate is a bill ( Assembly bill 6716-a; Senate bill 3105) that would reduce from a Class B misdemeanor to a violation the public possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana. The bill has widespread support among law enforcement authorities, but remains bottled up in the Senate as the legislative session winds toward an end later this month.
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