Harrisburg City Council - Personal possession of small amounts of Marijuana.
Friday July 01, 2016 at 11:17 am
By James Roxbury

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Harrisburg City Council Legislative Session Tuesday July 5th 6:00 PM.

Harrisburg City Council shall consider the passage of Bill 4-2016 (As Amended) at the Legislative Session on Tuesday, July 5th at 6:00 PM, to be held in the City Council Chambers, Room 101 of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. City Government Center, 10 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA.

Said Bill is created for the purpose of the following: Bill 4-2016 (As Amended) - An Ordinance amending Chapter 3-330 General Offenses, by adding Section 373 providing for the assessment of fines for the PERSONAL possession OR PERSONAL USE of small amounts of MARIJUANA AND THE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA in the City of Harrisburg under certain conditions.

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Archive video March 2016.

Harrisburg city council held the first of two public meetings Thursday evening at HACC Midtown campus to discuss Bill 4-2016.

The meeting was moderated by Cornelius Johnson, chair of public safety committee.

Panel members.

Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico

Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse

Harrisburg Police Chief Tom Carter

Council President Wanda Williams

Council member Destini Hodges

Council member Westburn Majors

Brandon Flood, executive director of the Pennsylvania Black Caucus

Bill 4-2016: An Ordinance amending Chapter 3-330 General Offenses, by adding Section 373 providing for the assessment of a fine for the possession of small amounts of cannabis in the City of Harrisburg under certain terms and conditions.

Opening remarks.---

Questions from the audience.

The racial makeup of marijuana arrests

A minister against legalizing marijuana

Chris Siennick

Community service and medical marijuana

My name is Butts, Lewis Butts

The gateway drug is pharmaceutical

The qualities of Hemp

Closing statements

DA Ed Marsico

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Archive video February 8, 2016.

Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse held a press event Monday morning to announce a proposal to reduce the charge of marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to a summary offense for 30 grams or less.

Mayor Eric Papenfuse.

We are not pro marijuana. People make mistakes.

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Photo of Ava Berg file.

 
Tags: Bill 4 2016, Cannabis Ordinance, DA Ed Marsico, Dauphin County, Harrisburg City Council, Marijuana Possession, Mayor Papenfuse