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Title: Schwarzenegger signs California marijuana decriminalization bill (from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction)
Source:
LA County Crime Examiner
URL Source: http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-lo ... rijuana-decriminalization-bill
Published: Oct 1, 2010
Author: Nicholas Pell
Post Date: 2010-10-01 14:18:23 by Hondo68
Keywords: MaryJane, Schwarzenegger, less than an ounce
Views: 4983
Comments: 5
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Friday morning that decriminalizes possession of marijuana in the state. Those caught with less than an ounce of marijuana will still receive a maximum penalty of $100. However, Senate Bill 1449 reduces the legal categorization of marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction. This means that those caught will not have to appear in court, pay court fees or receive a criminal record. Schwarzenegger opposes Proposition 19, a pending referendum that will provide a legal framework for the sale, cultivation and taxation of marijuana. However, despite this opposition, Schwarzenegger signed the bill into law. In a letter to the California Senate, Schwarzenegger stated that "less than an ounce of marijuana is an infraction in everything but name. The only difference is that because it is a misdemeanor, a criminal defendant is entitled to a jury trial and a defense attorney." He further stated that "In this time of drastic budget cuts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, and the courts cannot afford to expend limited resources prosecuting a crime that carries the same punishment as a traffic ticket." California director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Dale Gieringer lauded the governor's decision: “Gov. Schwarzenegger deserves credit for sparing the state’s taxpayers the cost of prosecuting minor pot offenders, Californians increasingly recognize that the war on marijuana is a waste of law enforcement resources.” The new law is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2011.
Poster Comment: Schwarzenegger's staying high until the revolution?
wierd looking kb with bright green hairs amongst the yellow onrange white and red hued hairs you would normally find in kb but this picture looks loke its radioactive or some shit ill nick name it pottonium or ganjainium
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
Jealous?
Of what? It's a nothing bill, that saves the local stoners a trip to court. If the government had decided to mind its own business, and let people run their own lives, that would be real news.
100 bucks give me a break, i can get a medical marijuana card for 50 which is good for a year, then i can have all the reefer i want
Capitalist Erica must be a great chef. All the guys in the soup kitchen line all talk about how well he "TOSSES SALAD".
If we did this publically we could solve a lot of problems in this nation: Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
I was in LA yesterday...tons of Green Crosses around near Studio City...
#2. To: lucysmom (#1)
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