Our partners, Steven Epstein and Alexander Klein, sound the alarm on an aspect of the newly passed law that legalizes recreational marijuana use in New York State that has not been covered deeply yet.
Their OpEd for the New York Law Journal, "Treating Marijuana Worse Than Alcohol Under DUI Regime Is a Mistake," reads in part:
"...in a late-breaking development over the bill’s negotiation, it will treat marijuana worse than alcohol under the state’s DUI regime. This differential treatment might have given political cover for legislators on the fence about passage, but it will wreak havoc on our criminal justice system."
Read it all here.
Steve Epstein and Alex Klein Author OpEd for New York Law Journal
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