Bill Aims To Reduce Penalties For Drugs.

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US CA: Bill Aims To Reduce Penalties For Drugs

 

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Pubdate: Wed, 18 Apr 2012

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA)

Copyright: 2012 Hearst Communications Inc.

Contact: http://www.sfgate.co.../submissions/#1

Website: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/

Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388

Author: Wyatt Buchanan

 

 

BILL AIMS TO REDUCE PENALTIES FOR DRUGS

 

Leno's Proposal Would End Felony Possession Charges

 

Sacramento -- A San Francisco state senator believes California is ready for a significant change in how the state treats people arrested for possessing drugs and is proposing reducing criminal penalties, a shift he said may actually lead to a decrease in drug use.

 

Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, has introduced a bill that would change the punishment for possession of any illicit drug from a felony to a misdemeanor. The bill, SB1506, won support from a legislative committee Tuesday and if enacted into law would make California the 14th state in the country to classify drug possession as a lesser crime.

 

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

[Morhawk]

Slowly but surely this elephant will be eaten.

[newbie313]

Awesome