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NYC borough won't prosecute low-level pot offenses
2014-07-09 02:23:10| Footwear - Topix.net
Many such cases have historically gotten dismissed anyway. But Thompson's new policy marks a departure by nixing the cases upfront, sparing arrestees time in custody and court - and sending a message that a DA is pushing forward a public discussion of pulling back from a spike in marijuana arrests citywide in recent decades.
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