Legal charges surrounding marijuana stem from fines and violations to jail time. However, one District Attorney in New York is going against this, and announced that he will no longer prosecute low-level marijuana cases. And really, if you're caught with possession of a small amount of marijuana a few times in New York...
I am pro seeing the legalization of marijuana, I have made no bones about that. It could be good for the economy. More importantly, it could help so many people.
The legalization or recreational marijuana has been a hot topic around the Capital Region lately, especially with many of our neighboring states being a few steps ahead of us, but could New York be next?