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Pinellas Commission will see 2016 Legislative Session through before discussing marijuana civil citations

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Pinellas County Commission’s work session on civil citations for marijuana possession is expected to take place sometime after the 2016 Legislative Session. That’s according to a letter from Commission Chair Charlie Justice to Pinellas’ Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ken Burke. “The ultimate policy decision will be made by the County Commission after evaluating any statutory changes made by the Florida Legislature during their early Session,” wrote Justice. The letter was in response to Burke’s letter to Public Defender Bob Dillinger,…

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Like St. Pete, Pinellas County now considering civil citations for minor marijuana possession

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Implementation is still a way off, but County Commissioners have agreed to take a closer look at the way Pinellas polices minor marijuana offenses. Commissioner Ken Welch presented the idea of issuing a civil citation to those caught with small amounts of marijuana to his fellow Board members at Tuesday evening’s regular meeting. According to Welch, he and other members of the Board have heard a lot from the public about the topic since Miami-Dade County adopted a similar ordinance back…

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