Update: SB 258 has passed out of two committees and awaits action by the full Senate.
Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 258, to reduce penalties for the possession of up to eight ounces of cannabis.
The measure eliminates criminal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis, reducing the offense to a $ 50 fine. It amends possession penalties for quantities from one ounce to four ounces to a petty misdemeanor, punishable by a $ 200 fine. For offenses involving more than four ounces, but fewer than eight ounces, penalties are reduced to a $ 300 fine.
Under current law, marijuana possession offenses over one ounce are punishable by up to one year in jail and a $ 1,000 fine.
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
