By Benjamin Mueller
The district attorneys in Manhattan and
Brooklyn are weighing plans to stop prosecuting the vast majority of
people arrested on marijuana charges, potentially curbing the
consequences of a law that in New York City is enforced most heavily
against black and Hispanic people.
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office, which in 2014 decided to stop prosecuting many low-level marijuana cases,
is considering expanding its policy so that more people currently
subject to arrest on marijuana charges, including those who smoke
outside without creating a public nuisance, would not be prosecuted, one
official familiar with the discussions said.
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Source: The New York Times (via Empire Report New York)
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