Search results for "Bill de Blasio"
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Politics
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis
May 18, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...
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Politics
Will 27,000 Annual Marijuana Arrests Stop in New York City Under Mayor Bill de Blasio?
March 6, 2014On New Year’s Day, Bill de Blasio was officially sworn into office as the mayor of...
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Draws Prominent Politicians as Legalization Stalls Upstate
May 8, 2019New York City's annual Cannabis Parade was headlined by one of the city’s highest officials, Public...
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Politics
De Blasio Backs Reform: Legal Pot in a New York Minute?
December 21, 2018The mayor of America’s most iconic city announced he is backing the legalization of marijuana in...
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Politics
New York State Democratic Party Endorses Cannabis Legalization
May 25, 2018Things are moving fast in the Empire State, with cannabis legalization proposals striding toward mainstream acceptance...
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Politics
NYPD Under Fire For Continuing Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests
February 28, 2018Despite repeated pledges by the New York Police Department and Mayor Bill de Blasio to lift the...
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Joint Opinions
Marijuana Decriminalization Works
February 17, 2015Decriminalization is a term often used to describe the elimination of criminal penalties associated with the...
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Legal
NY Sees Decrease in Cannabis Arrests
December 10, 2014Many people across the country have been excited to witness the changes in cannabis legislation in...
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Joint Opinions
NYC Decriminalizes Marijuana… 37 Years Late
November 19, 2014The long withstanding battle in New York City between stoners and the boys in blue has...
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Legal
The Loopholes in New York City’s Public Cannabis Smoking Policy Will Hurt People of Color
September 6, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio has a new policy discouraging New York City cops from making arrests...
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Politics
NYC Moves to Cancel Future Pot Arrests Following Public Pressure
May 22, 2018New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a major announcement about his city’s policing on...
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Current Events
What’s Happening in New York Now That Cannabis is Legal?
October 15, 2021New York's new Gov. Kathy Hochul is hyping the coming cannabis boom in the state —...
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Politics
Brooklyn Brutality Re-Ignites Outrage Over Pot Policing in NYC
March 17, 2020An egregious incident of police abuse in Brooklyn has gone viral on the internet and re-ignited...
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Politics
Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?
January 25, 2020The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...
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In History
When New York City Led On Marijuana Reform
April 17, 2019Cities are the laboratories of democracy. Cities host 420 rallies, cities decriminalize cannabis and once upon...
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Politics
The Push for ‘Day One Equity’ in New York’s Legalization Effort
March 6, 2019With rival cannabis legalization bills now pending in New York, state activists are demanding "Day One...
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Joint Opinions
New York’s Andrew Cuomo Wants Marijuana Legalization for All The Wrong Reasons
December 15, 2018Rather than challenge powerful interests or make risky political decisions, mainstream centrists are embracing marijuana legalization...
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Legal
Manhattan’s District Attorney Says New York ‘Doesn’t Have To Be Afraid’ of Legalization
September 19, 2018Weeks after starting a new policy of not prosecuting low-level marijuana violations, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus...
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Politics
Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses
August 9, 2018Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...
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Politics
NYPD ‘Gang Raids’ Bring Back Convictions for Cannabis Possession
June 18, 2018In recent years, the New York Police Department has conducted large militarized raids on housing projects...