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NBC Washington: Denver Pot Panel Calls for $1 Fines |
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Written by Brendan Williams-Kief
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
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Denver's marijuana policy review panel agreed Wednesday to send a
letter to the presiding judge of Denver County Court urging a $1 fine
as penalty for possession of marijuana of less than an ounce. The
current fine schedule indicates a $50 fine for such offenses, plus a
$100 drug surcharge required by the state of Colorado and a $10 "bureau
fee." Mason Tvert, a member of the panel and the executive director of Safer Alternative
for Enjoyable Recreation, which has pushed decriminalizing possession
of small amounts of marijuana, said state law requires the surcharge
and the $10 bureau fee.
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