DC Decriminalizes Weed More Than A Decade After Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Although medical marijuana has been legalized in Washington, D.C. since 1998, the drug had never been decriminalized in our nation’s capital until Tuesday, when the D.C. Council passed a measure that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. In other words, before Tuesday, any possession of marijuana was punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. But now, under the Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2013, [...]