Smart Women Light The Way
Posted: January 18th, 2010 | Author: Cannabista | Filed under: POTOGRAPHY | Tags: 60MM MICRO, MATCHES, NIKON D90, POT SHOT, SMART WOMEN, STILETTO STONERS, TASTY NUG | Comments Off
New York State Decriminalized Marijuana Over Twenty Years Ago
Posted: October 7th, 2009 | Author: Cannabista | Filed under: LAGNIAPPE, NEW YORK CITY | Tags: cannabis, cannabista, DECRIMINALIZATION, DRUG LAWS, GRANDDADDY PURPLE, LAWS, LEGAL, MARC JACOBSON, MARIJUANA, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, NEW YORK STATE, NORML, NYC, OPEN VIEW, POSSESSION, REFORM, SPLITTING IMAGE OF POT, STILETTO STONERS | Comments Off
I am ashamed that I, a card carrying member of the New York Cannabis Cognoscenti, did not know this. Decriminalization means there is “no prison time or criminal record for first-time possession of a small amount for personal consumption. The conduct is treated like a minor traffic violation.” (NORML)
I always thought New York State had some of the most punitive drug laws in the United States. I would like to give shout out to New York Magazine and writer Mark Jacobson for bringing us a brilliant piece titled The Splitting Image of Pot. Mark Jacobson, fellow smoker and journalist extraordinare, shares a valuable bit of 411 with New York Magazine’s readers:
“possession of 25 grams, or seven-eighths of an ounce is not a crime in New York State and has not been since the passage of the Marijuana Reform Act of 1977, or 32 years ago.”
Can this be true? Seven-eighths (7÷8) of an ounce is a lot of bud. So ‚six-eighth of an ounce of marijuana (see stash photo below) is not a crime in the Big Apple. Just one more reason to love NY.
