Police do not forsee problems with the new marijuana enforcement regulations written into law by the state despite citizens in Concord voting down Article 68 at Town Meeting which would have given the town the legal mechanism to collect fines for the non-payment of civil penalty of $100 for public use of marijuana.
"I do not expect any negative consequences," Concord Chief of Police Barry Neal told the Concord Patch, adding that the community had spoken on the matter and that the Concord Police would continue to enforce all all laws "fairly and proactively."
Neal said that the Concord Police would be collaborating with the health department in order to help educate the community and that the department would continue to better prepare and train officers to deal with this issue.
Had article 68 been enacted a penalty of $100-300 would have been been charged to those who did not pay the civil penalty. The offender could also be subject to civil contempt proceedings for failure to pay the fines and the penalty.
The new state laws on Marijuana makes possession of small quantities of the illegal drug a civil offense rather than a criminal offense.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Concord Patch
Author: Matt Rand
Copyright: 2010 Patch
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
"I do not expect any negative consequences," Concord Chief of Police Barry Neal told the Concord Patch, adding that the community had spoken on the matter and that the Concord Police would continue to enforce all all laws "fairly and proactively."
Neal said that the Concord Police would be collaborating with the health department in order to help educate the community and that the department would continue to better prepare and train officers to deal with this issue.
Had article 68 been enacted a penalty of $100-300 would have been been charged to those who did not pay the civil penalty. The offender could also be subject to civil contempt proceedings for failure to pay the fines and the penalty.
The new state laws on Marijuana makes possession of small quantities of the illegal drug a civil offense rather than a criminal offense.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Concord Patch
Author: Matt Rand
Copyright: 2010 Patch
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
