Legislation has been pre-filed for the 2016 legislative session to eliminate felony marijuana possession laws.
Senate Bill 254 amends the state criminal code so that no marijuana possession offense may any longer be classified as a felony. Nearly a dozen states have similar laws.
Under state law, any marijuana possession offense involving more than one ounce of cannabis is classified as a felony offense, punishable by one year (mandatory) to up to ten years in prison and a $ 10,000 fine.
According to an analysis of arrest data by the ACLU, Georgia ranks sixth out of all US jurisdictions in total annual marijuana possession arrests and ninth in per capita possession arrests.
Enter your zip code below to contact your member of the Senate and urge him/her to support this measure. Additional information regarding this effort is available from Peachtree NORML here or on their Facebook page.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
