California Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
by Phillip Smith
October 01, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Thursday signed into law a bill that decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. The bill reduces simple possession from a misdemeanor to an infraction.
Currently, small-time pot possession is "semi-decriminalized" in California. There is no possible jail sentence and a maximum $100 fine. But because possession is a misdemeanor, people caught with pot are "arrested," even if that means only they are served a notice to appear, and they must appear before a court.
That has happened to more than a half million Californians in the last decade, and more than 60,000 last year alone. Every one of them required a court appearance, complete with judge and prosecutor. That costs the cash-strapped state money it desperately needs. the rest
posted by Pat Dague @ 3:02 PM
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Yet again, the guardians of our society are relinquishing moral responsibility and truth in order to appease the populace and/or the drug lords of Mexico by approving unhealthy behaviors and substances. It is likely California will de-criminilize prostitution and polygamy next.
The support for open borders where drug lords and terrorists can cross at will(Korans have been found by ranchers on the border) and homosex by some churches are other heinous examples of their poor exercise of moral and spiritual responsibility.
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