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Bi-Partisan Legislation Could Put an End to New York's Costly Marijuana Arrest Crusade

Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. May 13, 2011.

Pot arrests are highly expensive for the taxpayer, associated racial disparities are ghastly, and just to ice the cake, most of these arrests are the result of illegal searches.

Why Was an Ad Criticizing Mayor Bloomberg for NYC's Marijuana Arrest Policy Censored?

Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. May 4, 2010.

New York City has the dubious distinction as the marijuana arrest capital of the world. The mayor's office doesn't seem to want to allow attention drawn to it.

Three Strikes 15 Years Later: We’re All Out -- of Money, and Time

Tamar Todd, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

People are serving 25 years to life in California for drug possession, for stealing a pizza, and in one especially sad case, chocolate chip cookies.

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