Bill Text: CT HB05899 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Possession Of Marijuana.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05899 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05899-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5899 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 1849 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 420b of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person who possesses or has under his or her control less than one ounce of a cannabis-type substance shall be fined five hundred dollars for a first violation, be fined one thousand dollars for a second violation and be subject to the penalties specified in subsection (c) of section 21a-279 of the general statutes for a third or subsequent violation.
Statement of Purpose:
To penalize a person who possesses less than one ounce of marijuana with a fine for a first or second violation rather than with a potential term of imprisonment.