Republicans Plan To Block New York’s Popular Proposal To Decriminalize Marijuana

Republicans Plan To Block New York’s Popular Proposal To Decriminalize Marijuana: Just weeks after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) proposed to lower the charge for possession of small amounts of marijuana, the New York Times reports that the proposal is “doomed” thanks to the state’s Republican-controlled Senate. Despite the fact that Cuomo’s proposal to decriminalize marijuana possession has the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I), the New [...]/p