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"In other words, he got off a lot easier than a 19 year old carrying a bag of weed would on the West Side of Chicago." Proud to say that Chicago has de-crimina
by jetti 14y ago
"In other words, he got off a lot easier than a 19 year old carrying a bag of weed would on the West Side of Chicago."
Proud to say that Chicago has de-criminalized small amounts of Marijuana. (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-28/news/ct-met-chicago-city-council-0628-20120628_1_pot-possession-possession-of-small-amounts-pot-tickets http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-28/news/ct-met-ch...)
- tptacek 14y agoMarijuana law in Chicago remains a tool by which the police can arbitrarily take people off the streets. Dealing weed remains a felony. The thresholds at which possession becomes intent remain arbitrary. I am sympathetic to the police here (there are probably many very good public policy reasons to get West Side dealers off the street) but the law itself is a bit of a clusterfuck.