Thunder Bay’s Police Chief is reiterating his stance on decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. J-P Levesque says handing out tickets rather than charges would help clear up the back log of cases in the local court system. Levesque says the backlog of court cases is a national police issue and hopes the Federal Government will consider allowing police to ticket people for small offences rather than charge them.
Chief Wants Pot Laws Repealed
Thunder Bay’s Police Chief is reiterating his stance on decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. J-P Levesque says handing out tickets rather than charges would help clear up the back log of cases in the local court system. Levesque says the backlog of court cases is a national police issue and hopes the Federal Government will consider allowing police to ticket people for small offences rather than charge them.
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