Community | October 05, 2010 | 2 comments

Reefer Revolution

source: http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2010-10-07/news/reefer-revolution/

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It's a scorching late afternoon in mid-July. Strolling on the sidewalk along the west side of Flamingo Park in South Beach, Eric Stevens approaches a man holding his toddler son by the hand. The blond-haired, blue-eyed University of Miami business school graduate asks the father if he is a registered voter in Miami Beach. The man, whose name is Charlie, replies in the affirmative. "I was wondering if you would sign a petition that would allow Miami Beach police officers to issue a citation to anyone caught with 20 grams or less of marijuana instead of putting them in jail," Stevens says. The dad doesn't hesitate: "Where do I sign?"

Stevens then walks over to a thin, young man named Adrian, who's wearing a tank top and gym shorts and leaning against a pole holding a basketball hoop. "A $100 fine instead of jail?" Adrian remarks. "That's cool, man." Over the course of three hours, Stevens collects two dozen signatures from registered Miami Beach voters for a petition that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2010-10-07/news/reefer-revolution/
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    Community,   Current Tonight,   US Politics,   Progressive America,   13 more
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    Marijuana,  Cannabis,  Hemp,  Florida
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