PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Jason Cole has encountered marijuana laws in Washington, Michigan and Pennsylvania, each time from a different point of view: as a patient, a teacher and then as a defendant…
Cole received a year of house arrest and a year of probation. His criminal record makes it difficult to find a job, he said.
Some cities are easing penalties for getting caught with small quantities of marijuana. Philadelphia in October decriminalized possession, making it punishable by a citation and $25 fine. New York City will give those caught with up to 25 grams a court summons and fine… (more)
