Less than 10 % were ever convicted of a crime . A 1977 law makes private possession of 25 grams or less a non-criminal violation . The state has also been cracking down on the sale and use of marijuana in public places. Cuomo is asking that small amounts even in public view be decriminalized . Selling and smoking or burning marijuana would still be a crime .
A 1977 law makes private possession of 25 grams or less a non-criminal violation . The state has also been cracking down on the sale and use of marijuana in public places. Cuomo is asking that small amounts even in public view be decriminalized . Selling and smoking or burning marijuana would still be a crime .