clarkston

In the mellow suburban town of Clarkston, where aging hippies mingle easily with refugees, arrests for marijuana violations were never a top priority. So it wasn't much of a surprise when the city passed Georgia's most relaxed marijuana law, reducing the fine for possession of less than an...

Last night, leaders for the city of Clarkston passed a local ordinance that will weaken penalties for simple possession of an ounce or less of marijuana. The ordinance will redefine the charges for an once or less of marijuana to a maximum $75 fine and encourages Clarkston police officers to...

Last year, members of Athens C.A.R.E. Project, a marijuana decriminalization advocacy organization affiliated with Georgia C.A.R.E., rallied outside of the Athens-Clarke County city hall and demanded that marijuana possession be treated as a civil offense rather than a criminal one. Those in...