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Bloomberg: No jail for small amounts of marijuana

The mayor wants cigarettes to be kept out

Photo credit: Getty Images | The mayor wants cigarettes to be kept out of view in stores across the city.

Although he favors not throwing the book at people caught with small amounts of marijuana, Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks young people should just say no to the stuff.

On his weekly Friday radio appearance with WOR's John Gambling, Bloomberg said he knows people are using marijuana but doesn't like that they do.

"The real world -- I, personally, am not in favor of legalizing marijuana...

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