"The use of marijuana does not lead to morphine or heroin or cocaine addiction and no effort is made to create a market for these narcotics by stimulating the practice of marijuana smoking" "Marijuana is not the determining factor in the commission of major crime....The publicity concerning the catastrophic effect of marijuana smoking in New York City, is unfounded" The LaGardia sub-committee of New York 1944 The Epidemic of Pot Arrests in New York City (AlterNet: Drugs) New York City's Massive Marijuana Arrests New York May Be Next in Line to Legalize Medical Marijuana New Jersey’s passage of a bill legalizing medical marijuana brought new hope to dope in New York State. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p25m-vCDcWs"]YouTube- Advocates Believe NY May Be Next to Legalize Medical Marijuana