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Newshawk: http://www.NoExtradition.net
Pubdate: Sat, 12 Jan 2008
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE)
Copyright: 2008 Omaha World-Herald Company
Contact:
Website: http://www.omaha.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/320
Authors: Leslie Reed and Michaela Saunders
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)
NEBRASKA PENALTIES FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION CALLED 'TOO LENIENT'
LINCOLN - Smoking pot is just as serious a crime as teenage drinking,
a state legislator says.
So State Sen. Russ Karpisek has introduced a bill to overturn the
30-year-old law that lets Nebraskans off with a $100 fine if caught
with less than one ounce of marijuana.
Karpisek said marijuana users, no matter their age, should face the
same potential penalties as a 20-year-old caught with a half-full can
of beer - up to 90 days in jail and as much as a $500 fine.
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MAP posted-by: Steve Heath
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