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https://thehill.com/regulation/422045-brooklyn-da-to-throw-out-hundreds-of-marijuana-convictions
Brooklyn’s top prosecutor is expected to dismiss hundreds of low-level marijuana convictions on Wednesday, following through on a plan announced earlier this year.
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez will appear in court Wednesday morning and plans to vacate outstanding warrants related to low-level marijuana crimes, as well as past misdemeanor marijuana convictions, according to local reports.
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Interesting following soon after the Governor's call to legalize recreational use of MJ in NY state.
Gonzalez is, of course, a Democrat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gonzalez_(lawyer)
I think marijuana should be treated more like alcohol than heroin, which is why I voted to legalize it in my state in 2012. Of course, that also means repercussions for those abusing it, same as with alcohol.