As of today anyone caught with
less than an ounce of marijuana in Rhode Island will face a $150
fine. Legislators in Maine, Vermont, and Maryland are considering
similar legislation while in Indiana the governor has put forward a
proposal that would make possession of between a third of an ounce
and 10 pounds of marijuana a felony instead of a misdemeanor.
From
The Huffington Post:
This is not a prank: Rhode Island will officially decriminalize
less than an ounce of marijuana on April 1, as a law signed last
year by independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee goes into effect.
Decriminalization means that holding onto less than an ounce in
Rhode Island will be punishable only by a $150 fine. Rhode Island's
move makes it the fourteenth state in the nation to do away with
criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. In
Colorado and Washington, meanwhile, marijuana is legal.
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