OldMan&TheWeed

The District Attorney of Contra Costa County, Calif., set off a uproar when he announced he will stop prosecuting misdemeanors and low-level felonies because of budget cuts in his office. Many say what's happening in Contra Costa County today will likely occur elsewhere in cash-strapped California as counties slash their budgets.
Calif. County Prosecutions Halt May Spread : NPR
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District Attorney Robert Kochly announced last month he's facing a $1.9 million budget decifit and would have to cut more than a dozen attorney positions by the end of the year. That would force the department to be more selective about what cases to prosecute.
Budget crunch has Contra Costa DA eyeing cities - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.com

Does this mean they're going to stop enforcing the marijuana laws?

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OldMan&TheWeed

I'm sure other jurisdictions across the state and across the nation are facing the same dilemma. It’ll be interesting to see how they prioritize their prosecutions. My guess is that they will continue to prosecute the violent crimes while only randomly prosecuting less dangerous offenders like mj users. When they do prosecute someone for weed, they’ll be sure to notify the press to keep us all scared.

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wellfleation

I bet cops don't prosecute mj users anyway, especially in Cali as well as in other liberal, better educated states. Anyone with a brain knows this is a waste of resources and haven't concentrated their efforts in long time anyway.

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OldMan&TheWeed

Tell that to the folks busted by CAMP. It's safer here, but it's far from legal.

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Prophet Saddam

Growing up in Contra Costa, I'm wishing I was back home blazing it up right now...

Mafoo

youd lose that bet.
just because its legal for medical use doesnt mean the cops are just letting everyone get away with it

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Guest

Dude, you got trouble. I said trouble. Right here in River City.

Medical Marijuana Forum Thursday; Roger Mentch on Trial Again : Indybay

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/200...how_comments=1

http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads...rief080307.pdf

http://calapp.blogspot.com/2006/10/p...t-18-2006.html

http://www.medicalmarijuanaofamerica.../view/282/131/

http://norml.org/pdf_files/brief_bank/Mentch_3.pdf

OldMan&TheWeed

Another point to ponder is the difference between arrest and prosecution.

Just because the DA does not have the resources to prosecute certain offenses does not mean the the police will stop investigating and making arrests for these offenses. And if you're ONLY arrested you still will spend time in jail and you still might have to post bail, even if the DA chooses not to pursue the case.

Lets face it, even if your case is never prosecuted, you will still have an arrest record that can haunt you for the rest of your life.

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zerodown

Contrary to popular belief, thats exactly what happens in holland, marijuana is not legal there, the police just don't enforce the law.

I can't wait for the good old usa to decriminalize drugs, cause once it happens it won't be long for my little island to do the same as daddy usa...

OldMan&TheWeed

An entry to the arrest history is made whenever an arrest is made and it will stand no matter what the outcome from the arrest is. This way, it will capture even the dropped, dismissed, reduced or acquitted cases such as fines, warnings, community work and other forms of punitive action without detention. This applies to military personnel as well. Accessibility is generally unrestricted.

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Prophet Saddam

THIS.

It's all about locality [city within county]. Plus, you don't even have to 'spend time in jail' to be arrested. You could be arrested, but released with a summons to appear (no 'jail time').

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