Marijuana decriminalization bill gets mixed review
At a hearing yesterday on bills that would decriminalize marijuana, the state's public safety commissioner makes a salient point:
Col. Danny R. Stebbins, acting Department of Public Safety commissioner, said Malloy's proposal would save the state millions of dollars at a time when resources are scarce.
"While the state has been spending millions in arrests, prosecution and post-conviction probation for small amounts of marijuana, it has been failing to fund necessary staffing for DNA analysis that will solve cold cases and bring to justice the state's most violent criminals," he said.
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