Maryland will be the latest state to decriminalize marijuana

[techbeck]

Maryland is set to become the 17th state to decriminalize marijuana. Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley released a statement on Monday, saying he intended to sign legislation that would mean those found in possession of small amounts of the drug would not face jail time. Governor O'Malley said that the decriminalization bill had majority support in the state, and that under current state laws, few defendants in marijuana cases go to prison as a matter of "judicial economy and prosecutorial discretion."

 

Violent crime is at its lowest in Maryland in 30 years, and the governor said the new law would allow law enforcement officials to keep their focus on more serious crimes. "I now think that decriminalizing possession of marijuana is an acknowledgement of the low priority that our courts, our prosecutors, our police, and the vast majority of citizens already attach to this transgression of public order and public health," he said in the statement. "Such an acknowledgment in law might even lead to a greater focus on far more serious threats to public safety and the lives of our citizens."

 

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http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/8/5592456/maryland-set-to-decriminalize-marijuana

[mudslag]

Good

[Xerino]

oh just make it legal in all 50 states and territories and get it over with.. nothing wrong with pot.