After court ruling, APD says it won't cite people for small amounts of marijuana — for now - Austin Monitor

I used to arrest people for marijuana. We should deschedule it now. - R Street Institute

As a member of the New York Police Department, I made more marijuana arrests than I can count. Most were for small amounts — a joint on a stoop, a dime bag in a pocket. Back then, it was protocol, part of a zero-tolerance era where even low-level possession was treated as a threat. But after...

After court ruling, APD says it won't cite people for small amounts of marijuana — for now - Austin Monitor

When an appeals court struck down Austin’s marijuana decriminalization ordinance late last month, confusion and disappointment flooded social media. “So am I a criminal now?” Reddit user Environmental_Ad3964 commented. “So.. I’m kinda confused about what this accomplishes,” another user wrote. Good question,… The post After court ruling, APD says it won’t cite people for small amounts of marijuana — for now appeared first on Austin Monitor.