Hawaii senate decriminalizes marijuana; penalty reduced to $1000 fine

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HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii state Senate has voted unanimously to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.
The state Senate approved the bill Tuesday. The proposal now goes to the House for consideration.

The bill creates a civil violation for the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. Lawmakers added a $1,000 fine to emphasize that the use of marijuana is still illegal despite the shift from the criminal to the civil realm.

Sen. Clayton Hee says the bill is designed to reduce the backlog in the criminal justice system.

Law enforcement officials oppose the bill and say that decriminalization would make it harder to enforce the law against the drug.

A related bill to legalize the drug died in the House earlier this session.


Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/artic...iminalize-marijuana-4330467.php#ixzz2MpW8DRsf
 
Law enforcement officials oppose the bill and say that decriminalization would make it harder to enforce the law against the drug.
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Is that supposed to be one of those mind riddle things?
 
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All these steps to liberalisation! I feel like a lottery winner fearing that now that I'm finally rich the sky is sure to fall in on me!
 
Portillo said:
Is that supposed to be one of those mind riddle things?
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No, it's actually not a riddle or anything. It's saying that they oppose this measure because it is easier to enforce criminal law than it is to enforce civil law/whatever the category that it has been moved into is. I'm not sure of the U.S.A. or Hawaii term for it, but here in Canada, something analogous would be called a provincial offences act violation. Which are generally speaking, harder to enforce and usually not taken very seriously beyond the fact that you can have your driver's licence suspended.
 
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