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Virginia Marijuana Decriminalization Bills Fail


Virginia won’t be relaxing its laws against marijuana possession after several bills that would have lowered penalties for simple possession failed to advance Monday from a House of Delegates subcommittee.

Under current law, being caught with a small amount of marijuana is punishable by a fine of up to $500 and up to 30 days in jail. Two Democratic lawmakers filed bills to make simple possession a civil violation that would still carry fines, but would no longer be treated as a crime carrying the prospect of jail time.

“When you have half of the population violating a law, it’s a law that’s not working,” said Del. Mark H. Levine, D-Alexandria, a patron of one of the bills tabled by the House Courts of Justice Committee’s subcommittee on criminal law. A similar bill was filed by Del. Stephen E. Heretick, D-Portsmouth.

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