65.986 Treatment Rather than Arrest for Marijuana Possession
The Medical Society of the State of New York supports promotion of drug treatment to those arrested or fined for marijuana related offenses and encourages communities to develop programs that emphasize drug treatment and rehabilitation rather than criminalization of marijuana. (HOD 2015-165; HOD reaffirmed in lieu of 2017-152; Reaffirmed HOD 2019 in lieu of res 173)
