decriminalization
Philly Saved $2 Million by Not Prosecuting Small-Time Potheads
Max Read · 07/09/11 04:09PMConnecticut Decriminalizes Marijuana
Max Read · 06/07/11 08:48PMConnecticut became the 13th state to decriminalize marijuana on Tuesday with the passage of new legislation in the House of Representatives. Possession of less than a half-ounce of pot will garner you a $150 fine (one that increases with subsequent offenses); if you're under 21, you'll get a two-month suspension of your driver's license. Connecticut could save some $885,000 in court costs and attorney salaries, and make as much as $1.4 million in fines and fees, not to mention the obvious economic benefits for convenience stores. [Hartford Courant; image, of a Connecticut State Police officer removing a pot plant in 1996, via AP]
Pat Robertson Wants the Devil's Weed Decriminalized
Jim Newell · 12/22/10 05:51PMWhatever happened to the culture warriors? Everyone is either a gay soldier or a black president nowadays. Or perhaps even a pot decriminalizing televangelist? This is old Pat Robertson, now. Pat Robertson is sick of the War on Marijuana.