Posts Tagged civil infraction

RI Senate to consider loosening marijuana laws

Posted by admin in Political News on December 28, 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Senate commission will soon explore
whether Rhode Island should follow Massachusetts by making
possession of less than an ounce of marijuana a civil infraction,
rather than a criminal one.

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Seattle City Council votes unanimously to support marijuana

Posted by admin in Health on December 16, 2009

On December 14, 2009, Seattle City Council voted unanimously to pass [Resolution 31174][1], which sets the 2010 state legislative agenda for the city. Under “Session Priorities, Law & Criminal Justice” the resolution states, “In addition, we support reclassifying possession of small amounts of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction. …

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WA State Rep. Mary Helen Roberts | Decriminalize It

Posted by admin in Political Opinion on November 16, 2009

In “Decriminalize It: Reforming Our Marijuana Laws,” Rep. Roberts discusses HB 1177, a bill she co-sponsored that would change adult possession of marijuana from a crime to a civil infraction. The MP3 podcast, originally posted 3/27/2009, is 11:34 in length.

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Opinion | Time for Washington state to decriminalize marijua

Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 21, 2009

The Washington Legislature should enact Senate Bill 5615, which would reclassify adult possession of marijuana from a crime to a civil infraction, write guest columnists Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Wells, D-Seattle, and former state Rep. Toby Nixon, R-Kirkland.

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