NY Gov. Cuomo Exhibits Signs of Latent Reefer Madness

[RainDog]

1. Savino called Cuomo concerns "inconsistent"

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/06/savino-calls-cuomos-medical-marijuana-concerns-inconsistent/

Independent Democratic Conference Sen. Diane Savino in a radio interview on Monday called Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s concerns over allowing a medical marijuana program inconsistent and complained that proposed bill language from his office hasn’t been made available.

Savino is one of the key backers of the medical marijuana bill known as the Compassionate Care Act, a bill that late last week was revealed to be the subject of three-way negotiations with Cuomo’s office.

On Monday, The Daily News reported a litany of concerns the governor’s office has with the legislation, including a provision that would allow medical marijuana users to smoke the drug, providing they are over 21.

To Savino, this concern rings hallow, considering the governor last year proposed decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in order to stem stop-and-frisk arrests.

fwiw. Even actions to stem stop-and-frisk arrests are not reality in places like Chicago - which still prefers to target American PoC.