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Newshawk: http://www.MassCann.org
Pubdate: Fri, 07 Nov 2008
Source: Lowell Sun (MA)
Copyright: 2008 MediaNews Group, Inc.
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Website: http://www.lowellsun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/852
Author: Lisa Redmond, Staff Writer
Referenced: Question 2 http://sensiblemarijuanapolicy.org/initiative
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?161 (Marijuana - (Regulation)
DA LEONE TO TREAT MARIJUANA CASES SAME TILL LAW TAKES EFFECT
WOBURN -- While the district attorney in Springfield has vowed to drop
all pending charges of possessing an ounce or less of marijuana in the
wake of the passage of Question 2 on Tuesday, Middlesex District
Attorney Gerry Leone said he will make such decisions
individually.
"Until the new law is implemented, we will evaluate each pending
matter on a case-by-case basis,'' Leone said yesterday.
"In general, as was the case prior to this new law, the presumption
will be that defendants charged with mere possession of marijuana
without any other criminal charges or prior record are to have their
case continued without a finding or resolved with pretrial
probation,'' he said. Hampden District Attorney William Bennett
announced Wednesday that he wants to honor the spirit of the ballot
initiative, which makes possession of an ounce or less of marijuana
punishable with a civil fine of $100. The law will take effect in
late December or early January, officials said. "I'm going to act as
if the law were in effect now," Bennett told The Republican in
Springfield.
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MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin
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