Marijuana Proposal Is Approved by the House

To everybody's surprise, the House of Representatives approved the proposal to legalize possessing less than 0,25 ounce of pot. For the present moment, having this quantity of marijuana in possession leads to a year of imprisonment or being fined for $2,000. Commonly, violators are fined.

The proposition decreases the graveness of the violation, making it less offensive and reducing the fine to $200.

The result of the ballot was quite intensive, leading to an almost equal distribution of votes with law enforcement bodies opposing the bill. According to Jeffrey Fontas, it's not reasonable to deprive students of their financial support because of marijuana possession.

He pointed that it would be impossible or quite difficult for youths to come back to normal life if all the opportunities are withheld .

According to John Tholl, the proposition is absurd in its nature and can lead to terrible results.

For instance, a person who had a certain quantity of marijuana and gave its part to an acquaintance of his, is still considered guilty.

And any person carrying small quantities of marijuana can be put into prison, reported Tholl, a police commander in Dalton.

As Tholl claims, if young citizens learn that possessing a small quantity of marijuana is no more a serious violation and the size of fine is low, it would be like government is not going to pay much attention to the issue.

Governor John Lynch is against the proposed bill and would plead to Senate to decline it, as Colin Manning reports.

The measure would be poisonous for young American citizens, who should not underestimate the negative side of marijuana abuse. Due to this fact the governor supports law enforcement bodies and the Criminal Justice Committee in rejecting the proposal.

If it happens that the proposition gets to the governor, he would definitely reject its approval.