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IDAHO - Hailey's Marijuana Oversight Committee won a symbolic victory Monday when Mayor Rick Davis announced that smoking pot on private property was officially the lowest police priority in town.
"This has not been easy, but I think that we have come up with something that works for those on both sides of this issue," Davis said at a City Council meeting.
"The Food and Drug Administration has always been the governing body on substances that can become addictive, and if marijuana is ever legalized, I hope it will follow the same process."
Hailey municipal code now reads, "The Hailey Police Department shall investigate and enforce misdemeanor possession of marijuana offenses committed by adults on private property as the lowest police priority of the city of Hailey."
However, if an officer has knowledge of any other type of criminal offense occurring on private property, he or she is entitled to enforce marijuana laws there as well.
The policy does not apply to use of pot in public, by minors or while driving.
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Source: The Idaho Mountain Express
Author: TONY EVANS
Contact: The Idaho Mountain Express
Copyright: 2010 Express Publishing Inc.
Website: http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005131837
"This has not been easy, but I think that we have come up with something that works for those on both sides of this issue," Davis said at a City Council meeting.
"The Food and Drug Administration has always been the governing body on substances that can become addictive, and if marijuana is ever legalized, I hope it will follow the same process."
Hailey municipal code now reads, "The Hailey Police Department shall investigate and enforce misdemeanor possession of marijuana offenses committed by adults on private property as the lowest police priority of the city of Hailey."
However, if an officer has knowledge of any other type of criminal offense occurring on private property, he or she is entitled to enforce marijuana laws there as well.
The policy does not apply to use of pot in public, by minors or while driving.
News Forum: rollitup.org
Source: The Idaho Mountain Express
Author: TONY EVANS
Contact: The Idaho Mountain Express
Copyright: 2010 Express Publishing Inc.
Website: http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005131837