Resources: Criminal Law And Cannabis Links

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is America's oldest, largest, best recognized and leading organization for the reform of cannabis laws

New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) was established upon passage of the NY Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), and implements the regulatory framework for New York's medical and adult-use cannabis markets 

New York's Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), legalized cannabis in New York and set for the the licensing framework for New York's medical and adult-use cannabis markets 

View which New York municipalities have opted out of adult-use marijuana dispensaries and/or on-site consumption lounges in their jurisdiction.  

Edited by Tom Angell, Marijuana Moment is the leading cannabis news source in the United States, if not the world, helping activists, industry professionals, consumers, policymakers and the public understand developments and trends affecting cannabis.

MJBizDaily.com has been providing cutting edge cannabis business information since 2011

Politico, the most robust news operation and information service in the world specializing in politics and policy, now provides detailed and up-to-date news on cannabis legalization and the marijuana movement. 

Established in 1974, High Times Magazine has been the #1 resource for cannabis news, culture, brands and marijuana legalization laws.

NewYorkUpstate.com collects often-missed New York cannabis industry and marijuana movement-related news. 

The digital records of NORML offer a perspective on more than forty years of grassroots advocacy in cause of drug policy legislation. Highly varied in nature, the records include organizational records, research files on marijuana and marijuana use, promotional materials prepared by NORML, and letters from persons incarcerated for possession. 

The National Institute of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, pubmed.gov, all published studies involving cannabis

This guide provides key resources related to cannabis and its variants across multiple domains.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world--including cannabis and drug policy. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. 

The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission's Strain Library, developed  to assist N.J. medical patients and their authorizing health care practitioners in making decisions related to medicinal cannabis. 

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government created by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, in response to widespread disparity in federal sentencing, ushering in a new era of federal sentencing through the creation of the Commission and the promulgation of federal sentencing guidelines.

The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) were promulgated as part of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. Originally designed to avoid disparities in sentencing, the Sentencing Guideline are now considered to be merely an advisory starting point in determining a federal sentence.   

PACER provides electronic public access to federal court records. PACER provides the public with instantaneous access to more than 1 billion documents filed at all federal courts.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2020, provides federal arrest data across all offense categories, including cannabis, for the fiscal year 2020.  

The Penal Law of the State of New York (NYS PL)

The Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York (NYS CPL)

The Corrections Law of the State of New York 

WebCriminal provides information on criminal cases with future appearance dates for selected New York State Courts of criminal jurisdiction.