Letter: Decriminalize Possessing Small Amounts of Cannabis

Letter: Decriminalize possessing small amounts of cannabis

As part of the team that recently published a report on jail detention in Berks County, I urge Reading City Council to decriminalize cannabis possession for adult recreational use (“Pushing reform for marijuana,” Reading Eagle, July 22). Locking people up for possession is a waste of taxpayer dollars, disproportionally impacts people of color and does nothing to make our community safer. It’s expensive to lock someone up in Berks County Jail — a…

Pennsylvania: Reading City Council Adopts Municipal Decriminalization Ordinance - Cannabis News World

Since 2018, nearly 90,000 Pennsylvanians have been arrested for violating state marijuana laws. Over 85 percent of those arrests were for marijuana possession. The post Pennsylvania: Reading City Council Adopts Municipal Decriminalization Ordinance appeared first on NORML.

Pennsylvania: Reading City Council Adopts Municipal Decriminalization Ordinance

Since 2018, nearly 90,000 Pennsylvanians have been arrested for violating state marijuana laws. Over 85 percent of those arrests were for marijuana possession. The post Pennsylvania: Reading City Council Adopts Municipal Decriminalization Ordinance appeared first on NORML.