Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Revere police chief eyes tougher pot laws

REVERE - Revere Police Chief Terence Reardon said Tuesday he plans to address City Council about how to enforce the new marijuana decriminalization law that went into effect statewide Friday.

As it stands now, if a person stopped by police is found to be in possession of less than one ounce of pot, the suspect would not legally have to give police his or her identification unless being charged with another crime.

"They could say they're Mickey Mouse," Reardon said.

The law also proposes a $100 civil fine for offenders. Reardon said there is no legal recourse to collect the money if the suspect decides not to pay.

"Quite frankly, it shouldn't have been on the ballot the way is was presented," Reardon said. "Now we have to clean up the mess."

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