Marijuana laws around the United States are officially all over the place. What’s legal for some people in some places can lead to jail time for people elsewhere.
The DC Council thinks jail time is a bad idea for small amounts of weed.
The Washington Post reported Friday that 10 of 13 council members have signed on to a bill to make possession of less than an ounce of marijuana punishable by a fine of no more than $100.
A recent Gallup poll indicates 58 percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana — the most ever, according to the Huffington Post.
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