While Maryland lawmakers have signaled they likely won’t legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the 2020 legislative session as some had hoped, it’s only a matter of time before they eventually do. A dozen other states already have, roughly two dozen — including Maryland — have decriminalized small amounts of the drug, and three dozen states (again, including Maryland) … [Read more...] about Recreational marijuana is inevitable in Maryland
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Marijuana arrests drop 40% this year as NYPD mellows out
Cops are following through on Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to stop locking people up for carrying small amounts of pot. Police cuffed 18,120 stoners through Oct. 20 — a 40 percent plummet from the 29,906 pot busts in the same period last year, state Division of Criminal Justice records show. At the same time, tickets for pot violations have surged. Cops handed out 13,081 … [Read more...] about Marijuana arrests drop 40% this year as NYPD mellows out