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7500 The number of people in 2006 who were arrested and given a CORI because of marijuana possession of an ounce or less.
$29M The amount Massachusetts’ police departments spent on booking and arresting marijuana offenders in 2006
BOSTON. A hearing will be held on Beacon Hill today on a ballot initiative aimed at decriminalizing the possession of an ounce of marijuana.
The Massachusetts’ Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy (CSMP) has already collected more than 80,000 signatures from residents who support creating a civil penalty and fine system for individuals who possess up to an ounce of marijuana. The ballot initiative could come before voters as early as November.
“For this one crime, we want to make this a civil penalty so it still illegal but it’s not ruining peoples’ lives,” said Whitney Taylor, CSMP campaign manager. “It's exactly like getting a speeding ticket.”
In 2006, 7500 people were charged and given a CORI for possession of an once or less of marijuana, according to a report by a Harvard University economist set to be released today at a hearing of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
“When people are arrested for this they get a CORI - they then can't get jobs, they can't get housing, they are banned from school loans. There are a huge set of lifelong barriers for people who get a CORI,” said Taylor.
Police departments in the Bay State spend more than $29 million arresting and booking suspects for this offense, according to the report.
“This is money that should stay in the coffers of police departments,” said Taylor.
Eleven other states have passed similar laws. The Judiciary Committee can choose to send the initiative to the full legislature and have them vote on it as a bill, or the CSMP could go forward with the measure as a ballot imitative. If they collect an additional 11,000 signatures by June, it can be included on the November presidential ballot.
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