Posted on 04/05/2010 6:28:09 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
The city's new district attorney and the state Supreme Court are moving to all but decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use in an effort to unclog Philadelphia's crowded court dockets.
Under a policy to take effect later this month, prosecutors will charge such cases as summary offenses rather than as misdemeanors. People arrested with up to 30 grams of the drug - slightly more than an ounce - may have to pay a fine but face no risk of a criminal record
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Good.
As I recall, 30 grams used to be a Felony arrest.
What do all these people have against profit? If they’re going to decriminalize it then why not just decriminalize completely? A standard which says 30 ounces are OK but 31 ounces means you’re some kind of dealer and have to go to prison is just nuts.
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Good...this will give them more time to crack down on serious offenders like restaurant owners who require their patrons to speak English.
And cigarette smokers...gotta crack down on those scofflaws.
Country’s going down the toilet and this s&it is one of the causes and consequences. Look at the lovely conservative areas which are pushing it the most.. The northeast and west coast.
You definitely have a point, Joe: the laws RE: marijuana (which is non-addictive) & tobacco (which is addictive) need to become fairly similar.
As a former tobacco addict, & a person who smokes marijuana w/o any problems whatsoever, I think that if you are going to live in a nation that is based on our God-given rights to life, LIBERTY, & the pursuit of happiness, trhen making BOTH products legal is pure common sense. This is just another issue that should be left to the states to decide rather than having Washington, DC dictate for everyone.
Thank you.
Wait until the EPA gets around to MJ smoke and second hand MJ smoke.
Also, I can’t imagine that MJ smoke is going to be any more popular than tobacco smoke with the public.
People won’t want MJ smelling cars, clothes, houses, or apartments, even if MJ becomes legalized.
You’ll have the same sorts of lawsuits that you have over tobacco smoke, and probably more.
I really don’t see a rosy future for MJ even if legalized.
Imagine the complaints to CPS if you smoke MJ and have kids in the house.
Personally, I don’t care what you smoke on your own time, but I really don’t need a second hand high.
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