Assemblyman Steve Katz Arrested for Marijuana Possession After Traffic Stop
Steve Katz (Photo: NYS Assembly) Republican Assemblyman Steve Katz is due to appear in court later this month after he was arrested for marijuana possession following a traffic stop on the New York...
View ArticleMayoral Candidates Debate Faith, Pot and Police in the Bronx
The candidates on stage. Cops resemble "slave catchers." Sal Albanese never smoked a joint. The Bloomberg Administration has locked the men of God out of City Hall. These were all arguments presented...
View ArticleAssemblywoman Glick Slams Report, Accuses Reporter of Smoking Pot
Assemblywoman Glick had choice words for the Post today. (Photo: flickr.com/photos/clintrainey) Assemblywoman Deborah Glick is dismissing as "fiction" a report alleging she is leading a coup of female...
View ArticleSkateboarder John Liu Wants to Legalize Weed in New York, But Not Smoke It
John Liu speaking at today's press conference. Former Congressman Anthony Weiner may have Big Thought Thursdays, but city Comptroller John Liu just had a big pot Wednesday. Mr. Liu, whose campaign took...
View ArticleWhich Mayoral Candidates Have Smoked Weed?
John Liu has never done this. (Photo: Getty) As the clock ticks down to the September 10 primary, it's become high time the mayoral candidates address the topic of marijuana. Yesterday, City...
View ArticleCity Council Debates Medical Marijuana Resolution
Council members converse before today's vote for a medical marijuana-related resolution. The New York City Council's health committee gathered today to discuss a hot-button issue being considered by a...
View ArticlePols Begin Push to Legalize Marijuana in New York State
Liz Krueger and the other advocates gathered before City Hall. (Photo: Krueger office) Riding high on optimism, State Senator Liz Krueger and a bevy of Democratic pols began a public push today to...
View ArticleNew York Medical Pot Backer Not Worried About Abuse
Dick Gottfried. (Photo: Facebook/Richard Gottfried) Assemblyman Dick Gottfried isn't worried about New York going to pot if the governor's plan to legalize medical marijuana is enacted--because the...
View Article‘Sorry’: Mayor Does Not Support New Yorkers Buying Weed at Their Bodegas
A college yearbook photo of a then-very groovy looking Bill de Blasio . Bill de Blasio, slammed by some conservative critics for his lefty policy aspirations, is not flying high on one particularly...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner Calls Pot Legalization ‘Terrible Mistake’
Bill Bratton. (Photo: Getty) NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said today that it would be a “terrible mistake” to legalize marijuana and predicted problems for states that go that course. Still, he...
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