The California Governor, Schwarzenegger, who opposes Proposition 19, signed a landmark bill in the state of California which decriminalizes the possession of marijuana. For those wondering, this does not make marijuana possession legal, but it no longer will be a misdemeanor offense. Instead of the mandatory fine of $100 as well as the mandatory appearance in front of a judge, the outcome of being caught with marijuana will now simply be a $100 fine. The new law will be in effect on January 1st and include anyone caught with up to an ounce of marijuana. Basically the possession of the drug is seen no different by California now than speeding is.
This is interesting to me because it makes Arnold look like a hypocrite, however I agree with his decision. I personally always disagreed with the law about possession of marijuana (not that I myself have gotten in trouble) unless the suspect was under the influence and was operating a car or something that could endanger his/her life and others. Anyways, this is just one step closer to the approval of Prop 19, which could either be acceptable or a complete disaster.
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