JTMP: Maryland and DC both Decriminalize Small Amounts of Marijuana
50 state strategy? lol Thoughts?
Small Amounts Treated Like Expired Parking Meter Fines
OCT 1, 2014 – Starting today, Maryland has decriminalized small amounts of marijuana found on a person, 10 grams or less. The best way to think about it is this: Being “caught” with 10 grams or less of marijuana by a law enforcement official in the state of Maryland, is like an expired parking meter transgression. There are no handcuffs, no courts, no charge to expunge. You pay the fine and we all move on. The law says 1st time offender can get a fine “up to $100″, but that means it could be lower. 2nd offense the fine can be as high as $250, and the third strike at bat will get you a paying paper of $500 and referral to drug counseling. Decriminalizing marijuana will free up the law enforcement officials and the courts to go after real crimes.
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http://www.jtmp.org/2014/10/01/maryland-and-dc-both-decriminalize-marijuana/
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