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Vermont pot citations being put to use

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August 13, 2013

Vermont

By Justin Haas

MONTPELIER, Vermont: The Vermont Judicial Bureau has received paperwork for 29 marijuana citations since it was decriminalized on July 1. The actual number of tickets is most likely higher, because officers have a month to file the paperwork after issuing a ticket.[1]

The new law decriminalized marijuana possession up to one ounce. As a result, people found with small amounts of marijuana are given a ticket similar to a traffic ticket, rather than facing criminal charges.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burlington Free Press, "29 cited for pot in Vermont since decriminalization," August 10, 2013
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