While Florida still considers any person caught holding a little marijuana a low-level criminal, a number of municipalities across the state have made it their mission in recent months to do away with the penalties associated with minor possession. The most recent is the … Read article here: High Times
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NOLA Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
While Louisiana continues to have some of the fiercest penalties against marijuana possession in the United States, the City of New Orleans hopes to become a positive influence on this antiquated system by showing the rest of the state that it's no longer necessary to… Read article here: High Times
Delaware Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Delaware Governor JackMarkellput his seal of approval on a bill earlier this week decriminalizing the possession of marijuana, making Delaware the20thstate in America to eliminate the criminal penalties associated with this offense. Read article here: High Times
Jamaica Decriminalizes Small Amounts of ‘Ganja’
After years of discussion, Jamaica's Parliament on Tuesday night gave final approval to an act decriminalizing small amounts of pot and establishing a licensing agency to regulate a lawful medical marijuana industry. Read article here: High Times
Houston DA Decriminalizes Pot Possession
Although the state of Texas does not appear to be anywhere close to approving legislation to legalize medical or recreational marijuana, the district attorney in Houston is making a historical move by decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana in an effo… High Times
Vermont Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Vermont has become the 17th state to get rid of criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a measure into law Thursday. The law replaces criminal penalties with civil fines similar to a traffic ticket for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or five grams of hashish. The law […]