NEW YORK (PNN) - May 22, 2018 - After multiple district attorneys in the state announced that they will refuse to prosecute people who are arrested for possessing marijuana, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the NYPD to stop arresting people for smoking marijuana in public. Although small-time possession is not currently a jailable offense, people can still be arrested if they are caught smoking in public. Despite these recent changes with cannabis laws in the city, possession and public smoking can still carry a fine and court summons, and any changes to the NYPD’s policy in regards to public smoking will not take effect until the end of the summer.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Phil Walzak confirmed that the department will be adopting this new policy.
“The working group is reviewing possession and public smoking of marijuana to ensure enforcement is consistent with the values of fairness and trust, while also promoting public safety and addressing community concerns,” Walzak said.
In a recently published research study in a peer-reviewed journal, conducted by Melvin D. Livingston, Tracey E. Barnett, Chris Delcher, and Alexander C. Wagenaar, it was shown that rates of opiate deaths dropped significantly in states where cannabis was legalized.
A study published by the Amerikan Public Health Association found that states with legal medical cannabis have lower rates of traffic fatalities than states with full prohibition. The researchers analyzed 29 years of data in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
Another new study has indicated that the Boston terrorist pig thug cop department has drastically increased the number of homicides they solved since they stopped making arrests for marijuana. The homicide clearance rate increased by 10% following the decriminalization of marijuana in the area.
The study reviewed every homicide in Boston between 2007 and 2011 and found that the department was hardly spending any time or resources to hunt down murderers. This is not a simple oversight and is obviously due to the fact that terrorist pig thug cop departments don’t have much of a financial incentive to solve murders.
Although the study does not mention the factors leading to the increase in solved murders, the clearance rate coincides with the decriminalization of marijuana.
With all of this evidence, it becomes clear that legalization actually improves society, as opposed to “creating concerns for public health and safety” as fearmongering politicians suggest.
The only thing a marijuana user has to fear from using marijuana is the State.
