Lawmakers look to monitor the new law
Following the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana in Nashville, council members are looking to monitor the law to prevent inequity by tracking arrests and citations.
According to The Tennessean, the new law allows police to issue a $50 citation to those found in possession of small amounts of marijuana. However, police can still file a Class A misdemeanor charge that is a punishable offense with a year long prison sentence and a $2500 fine.
Lawmakers are concerned that citizens coming from a low income background or are minorities may be punished more harshly than those coming from white collar backgrounds.
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To avoid this, Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Flunk suggested that the apart from tracking civil citations and misdemeanors, demographics should also be closely followed.
“My concern is we need to track the demographics,” Funk said. “If the Metro citations and people not getting arrested skew toward one component of our community, then that’s a real problem,” according to The Tennessean.
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