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AdvertisementKansas City ordinance decriminalizing marijuana passes council committeeHide TranscriptShow Transcript9 BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO JOHNNY. THANKS SO MUCH. WE’RE FINE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MAYOR MAYOR, QUINTON LUCAS IS HE WILL INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TODAY TO DECRIMINALIZE POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF MARIJUANA FROM CITY CODE MAYOR SAYS THE ORDINANCE IS SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE MAYOR SAY QUOTE ONE OF THE WAYS WE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS IS BY ELIMINATING LAWS THAT FOR TOO LONG HAVE LED TO NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS ARRESTS CONVICTIONS AND DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF INCARCERATION OF BLACK MEN AND BLACK WOMEN REDUCING PETTY OFFENSES SUCH AS MUNICIPAL MARIJUANA OFFENSES REDUCE THESE NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS EACH DAY. AND THE ACLU SAYS THAT BLACK AMERICANS ARE NEARLY FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN WHITE AMERICANS TO BE ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION. DESPITE ROUGHLY EQUAL USAGE RATES HERE LUCAS POINTS OUT THAT THERE ARE STIAdvertisementKansas City ordinance decriminalizing marijuana passes council committeeKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said an ordinance removing marijuana prosecution and penalties passed in committee Wednesday morning.Lucas said the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee passed the ordinance, which was proposed last week, on a 4-2 vote. The ordinance will be now considered by the full City Council on July 9. Lucas said he believes the ordinance will pass when voted on by the full council."One of the ways we improve police-community relations is by eliminating laws that for too long have led to negative interactions, arrests, convictions, and disproportionate rates of incarceration of black men and black women,” Lucas said. “Reducing petty offenses – such as municipal marijuana offenses – reduce these negative interactions each day.”Missouri voters approved the use of medical marijuana in 2018, clearing the way for additional reform, according to Fifth District Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw. The mayor's office said public opinion surrounding marijuana use has changed dramatically recently. Kansas City voters chose to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in 2017, instead choosing to impose a $25 fine for amounts of 35 grams or less. “State and federal law remain clear with marijuana,” Lucas said. "The city doesn’t need to be in that business; instead, we remain focused on how we can help open doors to new opportunities and empower people to make a decent living."Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said an ordinance removing marijuana prosecution and penalties passed in committee Wednesday morning.Lucas said the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee passed the ordinance, which was , on a 4-2 vote. The ordinance will be now considered by the full City Council on July 9. Lucas said he believes the ordinance will pass when voted on by the full council.Advertisement"One of the ways we improve police-community relations is by eliminating laws that for too long have led to negative interactions, arrests, convictions, and disproportionate rates of incarceration of black men and black women,” Lucas said. “Reducing petty offenses – such as municipal marijuana offenses – reduce these negative interactions each day.”Missouri voters approved the use of medical marijuana in 2018, clearing the way for additional reform, according to Fifth District Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw. The mayor's office said public opinion surrounding marijuana use has changed dramatically recently. Kansas City voters chose to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in 2017, instead choosing to impose a $25 fine for amounts of 35 grams or less.“State and federal law remain clear with marijuana,” Lucas said. "The city doesn’t need to be in that business; instead, we remain focused on how we can help open doors to new opportunities and empower people to make a decent living."Loading more articles...

AdvertisementKansas City ordinance decriminalizing marijuana passes council committeeHide TranscriptShow Transcript9 BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO JOHNNY. THANKS SO MUCH. WE’RE FINE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MAYOR MAYOR, QUINTON LUCAS IS HE WILL INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TODAY TO DECRIMINALIZE POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF MARIJUANA FROM CITY CODE MAYOR SAYS THE ORDINANCE IS SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE MAYOR SAY QUOTE ONE OF THE WAYS WE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS IS BY ELIMINATING LAWS THAT FOR TOO LONG HAVE LED TO NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS ARRESTS CONVICTIONS AND...

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