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Newshawk: Supporting the Reform Community http://drugsense.org/url/ii1gurMd
Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/tbIkrLJU
Pubdate: Sat, 18 Dec 2010
Source: Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
Copyright: 2010 The Times-Picayune
Contact:
Website: http://www.nola.com/t-p/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/848
Author: Bruce Eggler, The Times-Picayune
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/New+Orleans
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?261 (Cannabis - United States)
NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL RECLASSIFIES POT POSSESSION, PROSTITUTION TO
REDUCE CRIMINAL DOCKETS
In a move that proponents said will reduce the dockets in Criminal
District Court and give police more time to deal with major crimes,
the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to designate
marijuana possession, prostitution and two other relatively minor
crimes as municipal offenses, giving police the option to issue a
summons rather than make an arrest.
If you get picked up for marijuana possession or prostitution in New
Orleans, police no longer will have to arrest you and take you to jail.
Until now, the crimes have been illegal only under state laws, meaning
police had to arrest offenders and take them to Central Lockup for
booking.
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake
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