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City of Washington D.C. Decriminalizes Cannabis

posted by azrael on Saturday July 19 2014, @08:19AM   
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?

• Politicians, lies, and marijuana (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_

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