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US: New York ready to ease cannabis laws David Millward The Telegraph Sunday 05 Jan 2014 New York is ready to to become the latest American state to ease its laws on cannabis. Andrew Cuomo, the state's Democrat governor, is planning to allow the drug to be used for medical purposes, according to The New York Times The move is expected to be announced within the next few days. However New York is not expected to follow the example of Colorado where recreational use of the drug has been legal since the start of the year. Already 20 states and Washington DC have legalised the restricted medical use of cannabis. Related Articles Inside a cannabis production plant 21 Dec 2013 Follow Colorado cannabis 'success' and legalise across US, urge campaigners 02 Jan 2014 10 things you can and can't do under new law 01 Jan 2014 Colorado opens its doors to history as cannabis on sale 01 Jan 2014 Several are now considering further liberalisation. Washington, in the north west of the USA has also voted to allow recreational use of the drug. It expects to issue the first licences for cannabis shops late next month. In November, Portland, Maine became the first city on the east coast to vote in favour of non-medical consumption of cannabis. Voters backed an ordinance allowing people over the age of 21 to carry 2.5 ounces of the cannabis. However recreational use of the drug is still illegal under state law. The changes understood to have been proposed by Mr Cuomo inn New York would allow the drug to be ministered by 20 hospitals across the state for such conditions as glaucoma and cancer. Until the change of heart by Mr Cuomo, New York had taken a tough line on possession of the drug with 450,000 misdemeanour charges between 2002 and 2012. In Colorado there has been cautious optimism over how the first few days of legalisation have gone. But police in the state have warned anyone choosing to smoke the drug that they looking to target drivers who they believe have got behind the wheel after smoking a joint. Those suspected of driving while under the influence of cannabis will normally be subject to an impairment test – similar to that used in Britain – to test co-ordination. It normally entails performing such task as walking in a straight line. Anyone who fails will be ordered to take a blood test, with early experiments suggesting that somebody would still be over the limit more than a day after taking the drug. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10551435/New-York-ready-to-ease-cannabis-laws.html
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