from Channel 7 news
A hearing on Beacon Hill today was aimed at increasing penalties for people found using marijuana in Massachusetts. Some police claim pot smokers are getting a free ride because of deficiencies in the state’s new law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. 7’s Jonathan Hall uncovers, what some are calling, a flaw in the law.
It’s no longer a crime to smoke pot in the Bay State. Voters sent the old law up in smoke and now the punishment is a fine. The problem: most people just aren’t paying and they’re getting away with it.
Jonathan Hall, 7News
“When you and I grew up, if you got caught with a joint,that was going to be a big deal.”
Chief Richard Wells, Milton Police Department
“Correct, it was arrestable.” (Read the full story here.)
I think its great that there are less tax dollars being spent on housing petty marijuana criminals, and I think it should stay that way.