Board Bill Number 180 In Session 2017-2018

Ordinance to amend marijuana laws

Summary

BOARD BILL NUMBER 180 INTRODUCED BY: ALDERWOMAN MEGAN-ELLYIA GREEN, ALDERMAN SHANE COHN, ALDERMAN DAN GUENTHER, ALDERWOMAN CHRISTINE INGRASSIA, AND ALDERMAN FRANK WILLIAMSON An ordinance concerning use of City resources to amend marijuana laws within the City of St. Louis, to amend Ordinance 69429, to regulate the use of City resources to enforce laws against marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia, to enforce marijuana laws by restricting illegal acts regarding marijuana usage or possession, to allow for police use of marijuana as cause for reasonable suspicion in searches, to minimize disproportionate penalties for violations, to prioritize enforcement activities of the City of St. Louis, including the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and to eliminate redundant law enforcement of marijuana laws where adequate enforcement exists under federal law which prohibits the same conduct. The ordinance contains a savings provision and a severability provision.

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Overview

Session: 2017-2018

Primary Sponsors: Megan E. Green

Committee: Legislation

Co-Sponsors:

Christine Ingrassia, Dan Guenther, Shane Cohn, Frank Williamson

Legislative History

Legislative activities for this board bill. Learn more about what these activities mean.

  • 10/27/2017

    First Reading

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