BALTIMORE’S TOP PROSECUTOR SEEKS TO RIGHT “EXTRAORDINARY WRONG” WITH PETITION

By: CBS News, wdef.com

With a majority of Americans in favor of legalizing marijuana and more states moving toward legalizing medicinal or adult-use programs, the need to decide how prosecutors handle marijuana-related offenses has become a growing issue. Last week, Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that her office will no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases.

“Prosecuting these cases has no public safety value, disproportionately impacts communities of color and erodes public trust, and is a costly and counterproductive use of limited resources,” Mosby’s office said in a press release.

Maryland lawmakers decriminalized marijuana possession in 2014, meaning that those found with 10 grams or less would be issued a citation rather than face arrest. Mosby’s petition goes further by ending the prosecution of marijuana possession-related offenses regardless of weight.

Full story: https://wdef.com/2019/02/08/baltimores-top-prosecutor-seeks-right-extraordinary-wrong-petition/