{"id":425957,"date":"2010-03-12T13:47:17","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T17:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.disinfo.com\/?p=24638"},"modified":"2010-03-12T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T17:47:17","slug":"new-hampshire-hawaii-and-vermont-embrace-decriminalization-of-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/425957","title":{"rendered":"New Hampshire, Hawaii, and Vermont Embrace Decriminalization of Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Examiner<\/a>:\"\"<\/p>\n

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With numerous states facing significant budget shortages, legislators and voters across the country<\/a> this month have been giving overwhelming support to measures that would reduce the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana to a civil fine.<\/p>\n

Yesterday in New Hampshire, the state House voted 214-137 to pass H.B. 1653, a bill that would reduce the penalty for possession of up to a quarter-ounce of marijuana with a civil fine of up to $200.<\/p>\n

In Hawaii, the state Senate voted 22 to 3 on March<\/a> 2 to pass SB 2450, a bill that would eliminate criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana and replace them with a civil fine of up to $300 for a first offense and $500 for a subsequent offense.<\/p>\n

And in Vermont, 72% of voters in Montpelier approved a non-binding ordinance asking the state legislature \u201cto pass a bill to replace criminal penalties with a civil fine for adults who possess a small amount of marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[Read more at the Examiner<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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