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City Council Votes for Reclassification

By Aaron

Courtesy of Alison Holcomb (Drug Policy Project) of the ACLU: Yesterday, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to pass Resolution 31174, which sets the 2010 state legislative agenda for the city. The agenda includes support of SB 5615 and HB 1177, the bills introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Rep. Dave Upthegrove that would reclassify adult possession of marijuana from a crime carrying mandatory jail time to a civil infraction imposing a $100 fine payable by mail, similar to a parking ticket: “In addition, we support reclassifying possession of small amounts of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction.” The full text of the resolution can be viewed here. The relevant language appears in the “Law & Criminal Justice” section...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on December 17, 2009 (boomark / email).