« on: June 27, 2012, 03:14:26 PM »
Chicago OKs tickets for small amounts of marijuana
Published June 27, 2012
Associated Press
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Chicago's City Council on Wednesday passed an ordinance that allows police to ticket people found with small amounts of marijuana instead of arresting them, saying aldermen had to do something to keep officers on the street where they can combat the surging homicide rate and not be tied up for hours doing paperwork.[/font][/color]The 43-3 vote in favor of the ordinance, which allows officers to write a ticket for $250 to $500 for possessing as much as 15 grams of marijuana or about 15 marijuana cigarettes, was expected after a council committee voted 13-1 last week to approve the measure.
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It all comes down to revenue!Why not just ignore the pot smokers and go after the real crime. The counsel says they don't have enough tome to investigate real crime, but they will still find the time to write a ticket for smoking pot. 
Talk about hypocrisy!It won't take long for this to catch on nation wide. Better than seatbelt money!
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