LinkLinks WAMU: D.C. Police To Take Fewer People Into Custody For Using Marijuana In Public By Editor On Sep 24, 2018 34 Share D.C. police say they will take fewer people into custody when they are caught using marijuana in public, and instead cite them the way they would someone caught for a moving violation. The new policy was announced late Friday by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief Peter Newsham. It says that most arrests for the public use of marijuana, which is illegal in D.C., will now be noncustodial, meaning that the suspect will be cited but not arrested. Instead, suspects will be ordered to appear at a local police station within 15 days, where they can either pay a $25 fine or choose to contest the charge in court. Marijuana ArrestsMetropolitan Police Department 34 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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