http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/opinion/jeffries-marijuana-law/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Apparently (and I did not know this) New York basically decriminalized marijuana possession in 1977. However showing it in public is a misdemeanor. NY cops have been using this loophole to get many thousands of young people booked on misdemeanor charges, because they use stop and frisk policies to allow officers to order a person to empty their pockets, bringing the weed into public view and making it a misdemeanor.
Don't get me wrong; I don't smoke, and this isn't going to be some lame-ass stoner post. I'd simply like to state with my distaste for the character of the new york laws in question, and my broad approval of the Cuomo government's action against it. prohibitive marijuana laws and overactive sentencing are a shame the America's justice system and a major reason why our jails are so crowded. Therein lies what I think is the most convincing argument for legalization; most current laws are nonsensical and fiscally irresponsible. Hopefully the new trend towards legalization continues.
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