Wisconsin marijuana: Milwaukee officials propose dropping weed possession fines from $500 to $1
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County is considering dropping the fine for possessing a small about of marijuana from hundreds of dollars to just a dollar. The proposal comes the same week the governor proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana across the state, WISN reported. "This resolution will reduce the fine of possession of 25 grams of marijuana to no more than a dollar," said Sylvia Ortiz-Velez with the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Ortiz-Velez said her proposed ordinance would be a de facto decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana in the county. A fine of ...
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