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Portland police still issuing marijuana citations, despite legalization ordinance
The report comes as debate is heating up statewide and nationally about the merits of legalizing pot for recreational use.
Despite a city ordinance legalizing recreational marijuana for adults, Portland police continue to cite people for possessing small amounts of a drug that remains illegal under federal law.
Police are also expressing concern for the first time about the number of drivers who appear to be operating vehicles under the influence of marijuana.
From January through September, police issued 23 marijuana citations – about half as many as the 44 citations issued during the same period in 2014, when the ordinance went into effect. Police issued 33 citations over the same period in 2013, before the ordinance was adopted. Among the 23 most recent citations, 30 percent involved a traffic violation – up from 23 percent in 2014.
Link: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/11/...ere-small-amounts-are-legal-under-a-city-law/
The report comes as debate is heating up statewide and nationally about the merits of legalizing pot for recreational use.
Despite a city ordinance legalizing recreational marijuana for adults, Portland police continue to cite people for possessing small amounts of a drug that remains illegal under federal law.
Police are also expressing concern for the first time about the number of drivers who appear to be operating vehicles under the influence of marijuana.
From January through September, police issued 23 marijuana citations – about half as many as the 44 citations issued during the same period in 2014, when the ordinance went into effect. Police issued 33 citations over the same period in 2013, before the ordinance was adopted. Among the 23 most recent citations, 30 percent involved a traffic violation – up from 23 percent in 2014.
Link: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/11/...ere-small-amounts-are-legal-under-a-city-law/
