New York Rethinks Marijuana Prosecutions of Low-Level Offenders
New York City, one of the most aggressive prosecutors of marijuana offenses in the US, is rethinking the practice, with an eye to avoid stigmatizing young black and Latino men. When Alfredo Carrasquillo was busted last year for possessing a nickle bag of weed, he spent a weekend in jail before seeing a judge – pleading guilty to “possession in open view” in exchange for the time just served. The nickel bag he possessed was about the amount of marijuana [...]