Henry Raymond

Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Henry on February 04, 2009, 07:56:07 AM

Title: Pot Decriminalization Bill is Back
Post by: Henry on February 04, 2009, 07:56:07 AM

Don't know if anyone has any strong feelings on this or not.  The Bill, as I understand it goes like this in a simplified format:

"State Representative David Zuckerman has introduced a bill that would replace a misdemeanor criminal penalty for possession of less than an ounce of pot with a civil fine of $100. When the bill was introduced, Tuesday, it had 18 co-sponsors."

I don't know how much an ounce of pot is, or its effect on the user.  Might as well start some dialog on this so our Representatives will know our feelings on it, if it is of any interest to anyone.

http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=9784294 (http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=9784294)

Title: Re: Pot Decriminalization Bill is Back
Post by: aheyer on February 04, 2009, 08:01:04 AM

This same bill just passed down here in MA during the November election and went into effect at the beginning of December.  What the state is now pushing for which I am sure that Vermont would as well is stricter local ordinances, so taking it out of the states hands and putting it into the hands of the cities and towns.  To me down here it seems as though it was one of those bills that the state did not think would get through, and then when it did they are not in a panic mode as to how to control it.