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New York legislature rejects changes to marijuana law
Source: Reuters
New York legislature rejects changes to marijuana law
By Dan Wiessner
NEW YORK | Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - The New York State Senate's Republican majority has shot down a proposal by Governor Andrew Cuomo that would have decriminalized the public possession of nearly an ounce of marijuana.
Currently, possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana is a non-criminal violation, but displaying it in public is a misdemeanor.
Cuomo, a Democrat, wanted to remove the distinction between public and private possession, steps more than a dozen states and several of the largest U.S. cities have already taken.
The Senate "has no plans to take up the governor's bill" before this year's legislative session ends on Thursday, a spokesman said.
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By Dan Wiessner
NEW YORK | Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - The New York State Senate's Republican majority has shot down a proposal by Governor Andrew Cuomo that would have decriminalized the public possession of nearly an ounce of marijuana.
Currently, possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana is a non-criminal violation, but displaying it in public is a misdemeanor.
Cuomo, a Democrat, wanted to remove the distinction between public and private possession, steps more than a dozen states and several of the largest U.S. cities have already taken.
The Senate "has no plans to take up the governor's bill" before this year's legislative session ends on Thursday, a spokesman said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/20/us-usa-marijuana-new-york-idUSBRE85J1E420120620
