What would legalization mean for New Yorkers?
New Yorkers would be allowed to possess up to three ounces of cannabis for recreational use. Club-like lounges or “consumption sites” where marijuana — but not alcohol — could be consumed would also be permitted, according to details of the plan obtained by The New York Times.
The police could use the smell of marijuana as a reason to suspect a driver is under the influence, but could not use the odor as the primary justification to search a vehicle.
Under the deal, the Health Department would study emerging devices that could potentially allow officers to use a saliva test to detect whether a driver is high.