Crystal Lake to Revisit 'Ticketing for Marijuana Possession' Amendment
City leaders tonight will re-address an amendment proposal that would allow police officers to issue tickets to people caught with small amounts of marijuana in lieu of making an arrest.
The Crystal Lake City Council on Tuesday night is expected to re-examine an amendment proposal enabling police officers to issue tickets to offenders caught with small amounts of marijuana. The council will review the issue tonight at its regularly scheduled meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Crystal Lake Municipal Complex, 100 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Many Illinois communities in recent years have amended local codes to give officers the option of issuing tickets carrying hefty fines in lieu of making an arrest, Crystal Lake Police Chief David Linder said in August. Arrests for small amounts of cannabis possession can be a lengthy process requiring officers to transport subjects to the station for finger printing and processing. A crime …
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Darren Rivchin
10:23 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
There is a false sense of security for the pot using individuals that think this will be a win win. Once the busy police officer has found your sack of grass. Whether it is a 1 gram joint or a 30 gram sack. He now has probable cause to ask.... Have you been smoking tonight? Not that anyone would ever have pot in their possession and smoke it in the car god forbid..... But now that the pot is … more ›