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City of Washington D.C. Decriminalizes Cannabis

posted by azrael on Saturday July 19 2014, @08:19AM   Printer-friendly
from the finally-ok-to-inhale dept.

gewg_ writes:

Leafly.com reports:

[On Thursday] the United States' capital, Washington D.C. (not to be confused with the state of Washington, which debuted its retail stores last week), officially decriminalizes cannabis. Under the new law, police officers can no longer demand identification from people caught possessing up to one ounce of cannabis, nor can they arrest people if they simply smell cannabis on them. Instead, they will confiscate any "visible contraband" and issue a ticket with a fine of $25.

Possession of amounts greater than one ounce can still result in arrest and being charged with a crime, but this is still a small victory for D.C. residents, especially blacks, who are being penalized and face having their lives ruined over a small amount of cannabis. Now how's about you look into legalization next, Nation's Capital?

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by mcgrew on Saturday July 19 2014, @04:17PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Saturday July 19 2014, @04:17PM (#71255) Homepage Journal

    Both the "marihuana fiasco" and "alcohol fiasco" seem to have arisen from the perceived need to address the social problems caused by the minority of users who cannot control their intake or the associated behaviors.

    That's true of alcohol, but not marijuana. Look up "Harry Anslinger". He was the head of the federal narcotics unit and pushed for marijuana to be outlawed so he could divert anti-pot money to fighting heroin.

    Marijuana was outlawed on the backs of lies for the benefit of liars. Its being against the law is actually what leads to harder drugs; the potsmoker sees he has been lied to, and figures that what they say about crack is probably bullshit as well -- and you buy pot from people who sell all kinds of illegal drugs. Everywhere except Colorado, where all kinds of crime both property and violent and use of other drugs has dropped sharply since legalization.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 20 2014, @12:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 20 2014, @12:30AM (#71358)

    Harry Anslinger

    Another name you're likely to encounter is Fred Vinson, a congressman and notorious liar who was obviously destined to become Chief Justice of the USA.

    The Fiorello LaGuardia commission of 1938 told the truth about marijuana--and was ignored by the Feds.
    The Truth About Marijuana [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [wordpress.com]
    The Prohibition of Marijuana in Three Acts [counterpunch.org]

    -- gewg_