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Senator Asks DA Not to Prosecute Against Marijuana Arrests

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A Pennsylvania senator has requested that the District Attorney not prosecute any offenders arrested for using medical marijuana.

Democratic Senator, Daylin Leach, wrote in a letter to the District Attorneys Association president:  “Given the likelihood that using lifesaving medical cannabis will not be a legal issue in Pennsylvania much longer, I ask that you consider using your prosecutorial discretion.”

A bill was sent to the senate just last month entitled “The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act” that would have outlined the way that Pennsylvania would have governed the medical marijuana market in its state had it passed.  Although there was a lot of support behind it, the bill still managed to fall short of making it to the House of Representatives.

Recent polls have shown that 80% of voters in Pennsylvania support legalizing medical marijuana.  With statistics like this, it would be a surprise to everyone if the District Attorney’s office still chooses to prosecute minor marijuana-related charges.

Leach ended the letter by saying, “I ask that you perform an act of compassion.”  In situations where a state is inevitably going to pass some sort of medical marijuana reform law, or it has already been passed, but yet to take effect, it seems like the only right thing to do would be for law enforcement officers and the courts to use their best judgment and not punish someone for trying to improve their quality of life my using small quantities of marijuana for personal use.

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