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Delaware Decriminalizes Marijuana
Posted by CN Staff on June 19, 2015 at 09:54:41 PT
By Matt Ferner, The Huffington Post
Source: Huffington Post
Delaware on Thursday became the 20th state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.Gov. Jack Markell (D) signed House Bill 39 into law Thursday night, not long after the state Senate approved the bill 12-9. No state Republican senators voted in favor of the bill Thursday, and no Republicans supported it when it passed the House earlier this month.
The measure, introduced by state Rep. Helene Keeley (D) in the House and sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chair Margaret Rose Henry (D) in the Senate, removes criminal penalties for an adult in possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use. Marijuana possession is now a civil offense punishable by $100 fine. Sales remain banned.“We commend Gov. Markell and the Delaware Legislature for moving the state forward and leaving its antiquated marijuana possession law behind," Robert Capecchi, deputy director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project, said in a statement. "Adults in Delaware will no longer be branded as criminals simply for consuming a substance that is undeniably less harmful than alcohol. Law enforcement officials will be able to spend more time addressing serious crimes instead of arresting and prosecuting adults for simple marijuana possession."Delaware joins 19 states and the District of Columbia in decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, including four states that have legalized the drug. That number may grow soon, with a similar bill recently approved in Illinois and awaiting Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's signature. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law.Current marijuana laws in Delaware have a disproportionate impact on African-Americans. Despite similar rates of marijuana use, blacks are three times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites in the state, according to a recent American Civil Liberties Union study.The law takes effect in six months.Source: Huffington Post (NY)Author: Matt Ferner, The Huffington Post	Published: June 18, 2015Copyright: 2015 HuffingtonPost.com, LLC Contact: scoop huffingtonpost.comWebsite: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/IJEf5vM0CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml 
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Comment #3 posted by Hope on June 20, 2015 at 12:37:51 PT
I count 25 Republicans in their legislature.
That's odd that out of twenty five, not one wanted to lighten this burden on the people they supposedly represent. A burden many, many people want lightened. Not one Republican? Ah ... that stinks so badly of one person or a few with a serious strangle holds on the others. Party games. That means the bosses and the pipsqueaks are representing a few Republican party bosses. They probably don't even know who, for sure, but they and I are sure it's not the people they are supposed to be representing. Nasty work, that.
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Comment #2 posted by The GCW on June 19, 2015 at 20:39:54 PT
No Republicans
"No state Republican senators voted in favor of the bill Thursday, and no Republicans supported it when it passed the House earlier this month." When I vote, I vote for No Republicans.Just say No.
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Comment #1 posted by Richard Zuckerman on June 19, 2015 at 10:33:19 PT:
Collateral legal consequences from conviction:
[1] The substantial collateral legal consequences from a conviction for simple possession of "Marijuana", even those considered "petty"...
[2] There is no federal law enabling a federal judge to set-aside or "expunge" an adult federal felony conviction;
The United States Government does not believe in rehabilitation of convicted offenders, while the federal government are the biggest criminals in the world!! There is a Young Drug Offenders federal law, but I'm not sure of its scope.
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