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Pittsburgh To Decriminalize Marijuana
Posted by CN Staff on December 22, 2015 at 05:54:08 PT
By Laila Kearney
Source: Reuters
Pennsylvania -- The Pittsburgh City Council on Monday voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, falling in line with a growing number of municipalities that have taken similar actions in recent years, city officials said.Under the ordinance passed with a 7 to 2 vote, police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's second-largest city, will begin to issue fines of $25 for possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana and $100 for smoking it in a public space instead of citing for misdemeanors, the city clerk's office said.
The ordinance is subject to approval by Mayor Bill Peduto, who has voiced support."The mayor agrees with council members, the district attorney and many others that this is a common sense change that will help protect the futures of young people in our communities," Peduto's spokesman Tim McNulty said.Supporters of the measure have said it would keep a large number of young people from being imprisoned for a minor offense and having a criminal record that could harm their future employment and school scholarship opportunitiesOpponents said legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana should be done only on the state level to avoid confusion with law enforcement.The ordinance "could actually escalate to something much more serious than a fine," said Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith, who voted against the measure, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported.Other cities with marijuana decriminalization laws include Chicago and Philadelphia.About half of U.S. states allow marijuana for medical use.It is legal for recreational use in Oregon, Colorado, Washington state and Washington, D.C.Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by David GregorioSource: Reuters (Wire)Author: Laila KearneyPublished: December 21, 2015Copyright: 2015 Thomson ReutersCannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #25 posted by The GCW on December 25, 2015 at 19:55:52 PT
Yule Toke
Volunteers Give Away Free Marijuana Joints to the Homeless on Christmas Eve in Denverhttp://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2015/12/25/volunteers-give-away-free-marijuana-joints-to-the-homeless-on-christmas-eve-in-denverA local nonprofit hit the streets of downtown Denver on Christmas Eve and gave away a thousand free, pre-rolled marijuana joints to the homeless and anyone else who wanted one.“Merry Christmas and a puff puff, New Year’s,” said one woman who accepted a joint.Cont.
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on December 25, 2015 at 10:15:56 PT
runruff
Merry Christmas to you and Linda and have a wonderful day! Stick nods and tips hat. Merry Christmas Brother!
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Comment #23 posted by runruff on December 25, 2015 at 06:41:10 PT
FoM
I so agree with you.Joy and blessings to You and Stick.
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on December 25, 2015 at 05:50:43 PT
Merry Christmas
I love you all so much! My oh my what a journey this has been! We have come so far. This is definitely one of the major highlights of my life meeting all of you and working to change the laws on our God Given Plant! Have a fantastic Christmas Day and make wonderful memories that will last forever!
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Comment #21 posted by runruff on December 25, 2015 at 04:58:21 PT
Yes...
...and women too!
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Comment #20 posted by Hope on December 24, 2015 at 23:42:57 PT
Merry Christmas!
"Peace on Earth. Good will toward men."
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on December 24, 2015 at 20:21:00 PT
MikeEEEEE
Happy Holidays to you and everyone too! We are slowly getting there! I am hoping for great things this year.
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Comment #18 posted by The GCW on December 24, 2015 at 19:34:46 PT
DC Christmas
DC's Hottest Christmas Gift This Year is WeedUnder the District's Initiative 71, you can't legally sell marijuana, but you can give it away. What a stocking stuffer!http://www.alternet.org/drugs/dc-hottest-christmas-gift-year-weed
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Comment #17 posted by MikeEEEEE on December 24, 2015 at 15:08:05 PT
Happy Holidays Everyone
My hope for the new year is that common sense becomes more common.
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Comment #16 posted by The GCW on December 24, 2015 at 06:42:53 PT
DEAth march
DEA eases restriction on research of marijuana chemicalResearchers won't need second approval to expand study of non-psychoactive cannabidiolhttp://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29304651/dea-eases-restriction-research-marijuana-chemical
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Comment #15 posted by Garry Minor on December 24, 2015 at 05:56:46 PT:
Christmas?
Sorry folks, but, just as it is a requirement that one be Anointed with Holy Oil containing Kaneh bosm, Cannabis to be called worthy of the title "Christian," literally Anointed One. Christmas is not really what it seems!It does make a difference!!!The Shocking Pagan Origin of CHRISTMAS!What is the TRUE ORIGIN of Christmas? Where did it come from? Did you know Yeshua the Messiah was born nowhere NEAR December 25, but that was the "birth day" of the sun- god, "Sol Invictus" or "Mithras"? Did you know December 25 was the concluding day of the pagan winter festival called the "Saturnalia"? Where did "Santa Claus" come from? The "Christmas tree"? How did this pagan feast become connected with "Christianity"? Here is an amazing "whale of a tale"!Although the whole world celebrates Christmas as a "Christian" holiday, including millions of non-Christians, is Christmas really "Christian" at all? Consider this fact: Look high and low throughout the pages of the Bible, and you will find not ONE WORD of "Christmas" being celebrated by any of YEHOVAH's people! It is not even mentioned once! Neither the Messiah nor any of his apostles ever observed this holiday, nor the New Testament Church!Yet on the other hand the pagan, heathen world observed this day for thousands of years before the Messiah was even born! SnipA great read!!!!!!!http://www.hope-of-israel.org/cmas1.htmKaneh Bosm
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on December 24, 2015 at 05:06:30 PT
Hope Merry Christmas!
I believe you are right. We have about one year left to get a lot done. Have a great Holiday weekend!
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on December 24, 2015 at 00:15:58 PT
Merry Christmas, my friends.
Here it is, Christmas Eve again.Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Happy New Year!I suspect it's going to be a very, very, very good year for cannabis law reform.
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Comment #12 posted by The GCW on December 23, 2015 at 22:30:02 PT
Sam Adams,
Thanks.Ahead of time, I'd like to welcome You to Colorado. Again, if You've already been. & That goes for the rest of the gang.I'm partial to the mountains. High mountains. The highest.The alpine zone is best. You can go to the mountains in many places and states but the alpine zone above treeline is not in many states. It's the place to go out of Your way to experience. Dress warm so You can spend more time in the Alpine zone.Experience freedom up there. Generally starts at 11,500' give or take depending on the proximity. From Denver, one fairly quick access is Loveland Pass. TIP: (at the sign) GET A PHOTO WHILE COVERING THE 2ND "L" AND THE "P". ha ha! -BTW. It is near to Grays and Torreys peaks, the 2 highest 14'ers on the Continental Divide and the only 2, 14'ers on it. No, swimmin' pools, movie stars.I can attest, Oregon and Washington has gnarly alpine zone too. Haven't been to Alaska but that's got to be God-awesome! Been to D.C., go west young man.Imagine, the race... You know, it is a race; which state will be the 1st state to RE-legalize cannabis that does NOT have an alpine zone? Time zones count.Friend. -John 15:14.
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Comment #11 posted by runruff on December 23, 2015 at 16:18:01 PT
Sam Adams
A rebel without a pause!
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Comment #10 posted by Sam Adams on December 23, 2015 at 09:57:14 PT
Medicine Hat news
wow, the GCW, congratulations on getting published in this newspaper! You've gone international.I can't compliment you enough, and thank you, for your relentless LTE-writing campaign!!!! I am actually planning a trip to CO this spring as I write this. Bing navigation says it's only a 30-hour drive to freedom.
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Comment #9 posted by Sam Adams on December 23, 2015 at 09:52:34 PT
treatment
runruff, I don't see you buying too many permits and licenses! haha I know I'm not going to pay a doctor $250 every year to say I'm sick. Definitely not paying the state to use plants either.I thought Trump's recent suggestion that all Muslims must register with the government was interesting. It created a scandal! I thought to myself, where is the scandal over forcing medMJ patients to register with the government? Clearly we view this practice as persecution. We're already treated like criminals and terrorists by the government. But it's OK….because it's a VERY evil plant! The brainwashing and propaganda in this country never fails to fascinate me.
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Comment #8 posted by The GCW on December 23, 2015 at 06:15:09 PT
runruff,
BINGO!Extortion.Holy War.
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Comment #7 posted by runruff on December 23, 2015 at 06:02:57 PT
Permits and license.
Government sells us a permit to practice a right they have stolen from us!
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Comment #6 posted by SoupHerb on December 23, 2015 at 05:45:30 PT:
Yes, Merry Christmas To All
I agree FoM, end the war but always be vigilant. Our freedoms are not free or guaranteed, which has been a hard and tough lesson to learn. When the tsunami on Herb recedes a new day is brought back to the good earth and we shall enjoy.
But the problems we face with herb are only systemic of a greater and more horrible problem...that of Corporate Dominance and their greed. Herb use will become a new(er)religion and the masses will fall to a growing population of the poor, destitute...instead of fixing problems because fixing problems will cost money...
So keep fighting the good fight.
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on December 23, 2015 at 05:42:08 PT
Hear Ye, Hear Ye,
CN AB: PUB LTE: Thankfully for Canada, Cannabis Prohibition Is Deadhttp://medicinehatnews.com/commentary/letters-to-the-editor/2015/12/23/thankfully-for-canada-says-coloradan-cannabis-prohibition-is-dead/Re: “Liberals face choice of options about how to deal with pot,” Dec. 19.- options no longer include any form of cannabis prohibition.- A rational person is only left with trying to understand why it has taken this long ...- cannabis prohibition is dead- Cannabis prohibitionists will have to find other people to discriminate against.-0-Pittsburgh isn't going far enough but We're not done with them yet.
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Comment #4 posted by Vincent on December 23, 2015 at 04:00:51 PT:
"dangerous"?
"The ordinance 'could actually escalate to something much more serious than a fine', said Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith, who voted against the measure, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported".Much more "dangerous", she says? She must be referring to her political future, which is already in jeopardy, it would appear.
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on December 22, 2015 at 20:07:41 PT
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Sam I agree how Pittsburgh is. It is a republican area and tough. Little by little it is happening so it won't be worth it anymore to continue this war on Marijuana. It is ending like we knew it would. Not with a bang but with a whimper.
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Comment #2 posted by Sam Adams on December 22, 2015 at 11:36:15 PT
progress
consider where this is happening - western PA, home to some of the worst characters in the WOD. The whole state of PA is run by a crooked Republican cabal. They love fracking with toxic chemicals and child-molesting football coaches.Remember western PA scandal where the judge was getting paid $1,000 for each kid he sent to a private prison? I'm guessing these city councilors are making a statement against that mentality. Look at the fine too - 25 bucks? That's saying "f-you" to law enforcement, it's not worth their time to write the ticket out, it's practically legalization of possession.One day soon, maybe after more states go legal next year, these city councils will pass similar laws for cultivation and distribution.
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Comment #1 posted by runruff on December 22, 2015 at 08:45:07 PT
I do not like dcrim!
It gives people a false since of freedom and security.America has the right to grow, produce /cannabis in it's verious forms. The municipality and the constabulary keep there nasty fingers in our liberties pinching out money we don't owe them. It is a low grade form of extortion hiding behind a perverted law.
To continue this war on "the Plant" is a crime against humanity and the planet.
Sure it is nice that people can use it without going to jail but here they can't grow it for personal use.We do not need permission, however to imbibe it, we have always done this anyway.
What we need is to get the parasite LEO'S off our backs so we can begin to overgrow the government in ernest.Merry Christmas everyone, my favorite holiday.
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