Kansas City, MO – A Kansas City council committee passed a marijuana measure for the April ballot.
Now, it’s heading to the full council for approval. It would place a maximum fine of $25 for someone possessing 35 grams or less of marijuana.
The measure would also eliminate the possibility of jail time for an amount this small.
The committee heard testimony from Kansas City Missouris health department director, Dr. Rex Archer.
He expressed some concern about rushing the vote for the April ballot.
The challenge becomes, will people think that its been decriminalized? Will they think that there arent long term consequences with this? And thats really hard to assess, Archer told council members.
Councilman Quinton Lucas tweeted out the update. He says the issue will be heard Thursday before the full council.
Thursday is the deadline for submission of all measures for the April ballot.
If it passes, it will be on the April ballot.
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