Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl thinks anyone caught with 10 grams or less of pot does not intend to sell it, and so should only be ticketed and fined — not jailed.
She recently asked the city’s legal department to draft an ordinance that loosens the penalty for anyone possessing small amounts of marijuana. Tisdahl said she wants to keep a young person’s criminal record from hindering employment.
A city committee will study the proposed ordinance once staff drafts it, Tisdahl said.
The amount of time cops are off the street and the amount of time spent putting together a case that will be thrown out at a PC hearing, it might be time for a serious look at ticketing weed smokers.
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