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	Decriminalization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Decriminalization is the reduction or abolition of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts.
		A society may come to the view that an act is not harmful, should no longer be criminalized, or is otherwise not a matter to be addressed by the criminal justice system.
		While decriminalized acts are no longer crimes, they may still be the subject of regulation; for example, the licensing and regular medical testing of prostitutes, or a monetary penalty in place of a criminal charge for the possession of a soft drug.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Decriminalization (158 words)

	LegalJoint: Decriminalization Fact Sheet
		Decriminalization would acknowledge that the responsible use of marijuana poses little health or safety threat, and that its use as a medicine, intoxicant, and a sacrament is an established part of the Jamaican culture.
		Finally, marijuana decriminalization would address the inequity that governs the legalization and control of tobacco and alcohol while simultaneously prohibiting the use of cannabis -- a policy that the Commission correctly points out "cannot be rationally justified" and, as such, engenders disrespect for the rule of law in general -- particularly among young people.
		Decriminalization would free millions of dollars in police and prosecutorial resources that are currently used to target, prosecute and jail minor marijuana offenders, while potentially raising additional revenue through the use of civil fines.
	legaljoint.net /mmj/decriminalization/decrim_fact_sheet.asp?...&mmj=10 (2306 words)

	The Effects of Marijuana Decriminalization
		Since these users in the decriminalized states are typically no longer 'criminalized' (in the sense that they may be subject to fingerprinting, photographing, incarceration or having their offence recorded as a serious infraction of the law), they receive the benefit of being able to hide their infraction much as someone would hide a speeding ticket.
		Under a decriminalized system, the offender usually is free from being arrested, having to appear in court, and having a relatively serious offence that they may have to reveal to a future prospective employer.
		The total effect of decriminalization on the criminal justice system, then, has been one of reduced resources and funds spent on upholding possession laws, processing possession cases through the court system, and possibly reducing the likelihood that the attitudes toward the criminal justice system (as they apply to cannabis laws) would be negatively affected.
	www.chass.utoronto.ca /~haans/misc/mjdcrim.html (2465 words)

	NFIA's Publications Guide - Drug Prevention
		The existing state decriminalization statutes are seldom mentioned as Johnson and others try to nudge the country toward a debate on less-punitive drug policies - even though they've been on the books for about a quarter of a century.
		Based on their own research and surveys by other academics or organizations, they said decriminalization has not changed amounts of marijuana use or that there were increases that were only "slight and temporary" in the decriminalization states.
		"Decriminalization was not associated with any detectable changes in adolescent attitudes toward marijuana," they said in a copy of their congressional testimony provided by MacCoun.
	www.nationalfamilies.org /publications/about_nfia/decrim.html (1111 words)

	Decriminalization Of Heroi In Victoria
		The issue of the decriminalization of heroin in Victoria began during an apparent increase of the use of heroin in the Victoria suburbs.
		The argument for decriminalization of heroin is strongly shown in a letter to the editor printed in the Herald-Sun on the 12th of March 1996 (Appendix 1), by Mr.
		The issue of the decriminalization of heroin will remain a controversy and will be disputed in the media for a long time or until heroin is decriminalized.
	www.studyworld.com /basementpapers/papers/stack46_10.html (694 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Decriminalization of Marijuana in Canada
		The move to decriminalize marijuana possession promises to be a centrepiece in the current government’s Parliamentary agenda.
		Many commentators suggest that decriminalizing marijuana in Canada is a relatively uncontroversial move, given the drug’s wide social acceptance and the open advocacy of several notable Canadians – including the late Pierre Berton.
		The consequences of the proposed decriminalization of marijuana.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/crime/marijuana-decriminalization (283 words)

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		Decriminalization means that possession of marijuana is not subject to criminal sanctions but instead punishable only by a civil fine.
		In both cases, under decriminalization the police would no longer make an arrest but instead simply cite the offender for possession, as occurs now for various traffic violations. Thus, it is useful to know what fraction of possession arrests are in these two categories as opposed to the criminal-incidental category.
		Advocates of decriminalization do not regard all increases in use as necessarily undesirable; indeed, some suggest that allowing responsible use of marijuana by adults is a benefit rather than a cost.
	econ.bu.edu /miron/images/decrim.doc (4064 words)

	Marijuana Decriminalization & Its Impact on Use - NORML
		Decriminalization of Marijuana and the Demand for Alcohol, Marijuana and Cocaine.
		The effect of marijuana decriminalization on hospital emergency room episodes: 1975-1978.
		The effects of partial decriminalization on cannabis use in South Australia, 1985 to 1993.
	www.norml.org /index.cfm?Group_ID=3383 (1848 words)

	Marijuana Decriminalization in Canada
		What he's just signalled, on the heels of a Dec. 12 parliamentary committee report that recommended decriminalization, is that within the first four months of 2003, he'll introduce legislation to the effect that those found with small amounts of weed will only be fined and will not be charged criminally.
		What a small amount consists of is yet to be determined, though the committee did recommend a limit of 30 grams (about an ounce, or, say, 50 average-sized joints), and also said people should also be able to grow that much for their personal consumption.
		Under decriminalization, supplying or trafficking in marijuana would still be a criminal offence.
	www.medicalmarihuana.ca /decriminalize.html (619 words)

	Major publications from the RAND Drug Policy Research Center's
		The empirical base for projecting consequences of a change in law is strongest for marijuana decriminalization, weaker for marijuana legalization, and quite weak for the decriminalization or legalization of cocaine or heroin.
		Survey analyses in decriminalizing states have found either no change in marijuana use, or an increase that was slight and temporary.
		Decriminalization was not associated with any detectable changes in adolescent attitudes toward marijuana.
	socrates.berkeley.edu /~maccoun/0799testimony.html (2477 words)

	Annual July 3rd DECRIMINALIZATION DAY
		Decriminalization Day is for those who drive over 55 miles per hour, cut "Do Not Remove" labels from their mattresses, draft resisters, tax resisters and unlicensed gun owners.
		Decriminalization Day is for advocates of needle exchange programs without needing a declaration of Health Emergency by the County Supervisors.
		Decriminalization Day is for atheists to join hands with faith healers in celebration of the First Amendment's freedom of and from religion.
	www.silcom.com /~taxabo/oped.htm (715 words)

	Marijuana Decriminalization Talking Points - NORML
		Citizens who live under decriminalization laws consume marijuana at rates less than or comparable to those who live in regions where the possession of marijuana remains a criminal offense.
		There is no evidence that marijuana decriminalization affects either the choice or frequency of use of drugs, either legal (such as alcohol) or illegal (such as marijuana and cocaine).
		Experts speculate that this is because the lack of decriminalization may encourage the greater use of drugs that are even more dangerous than marijuana.
	www.norml.org /index.cfm?Group_ID=3381 (1558 words)

	Ganja Bus Cannabis Growing Marijuana Seeds
		Decriminalization is a drug supply-side control strategy that discourages users, but largely removes them from the criminal justice system, while imposing stiff penalties on those who traffic and sell the drug on the fl market.
		Regardless of these states' rights, decriminalization was never adopted as a national affair, principally because U.S. Congress disagrees with passing a version of legislation on the federal level.
		The Controlled Substance Act allows the executive branch to decriminalize medical and recreational use of marijuana without any action by Congress; however, such an initiative would depend on the findings of the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services on certain scientific and medical issues specified by the Act.
	www.ganjabus.com (4563 words)

	Donna M. Hughes on Prostitution Decriminalization on National Review Online
		Decriminalization means the repeal of measures that outlaw prostitution, soliciting, pimping, pandering, and brothels.
		Decriminalization eliminates all laws and prohibits the state and law-enforcement officials from intervening in any prostitution-related activities or transactions, unless other laws apply.
		The decriminalization campaign is being led by Robyn Few of the Sex Workers Outreach Project.
	www.nationalreview.com /hughes/hughes200410200838.asp (989 words)

	The decriminalization that wasn't
		The bill would supposedly decriminalize possession of under 15 grams of marijuana or 1 gram of hash.
		However, while the bill is ominously silent on the matter of criminal records for small amounts, it is abundantly clear that possession of larger amounts will be punished exactly the same way it is today, with a criminal record and possible jail time.
		The so-called decriminalization law, Bill C 38, reveals that the Canadian government measures drug war succes or failure in dollars instead of human lives.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/2978.html (1016 words)

	Canadian Attitudes Towards Decriminalizing Marijuana Use
		Indeed, the “truth” about views on the decriminalization of marijuana is that, unlike with many other public policy issues, there are specific and strong predictors that have not changed very much over the past decade.
		Canadians initially opposed to decriminalizing marijuana use seem to change their tune quite dramatically when it is a question of using it for health purposes.
		When we combine views on outright decriminalization and decriminalization for health related reasons, we find that only about 1 in 10 Canadians is staunchly against seeing marijuana use removed from the list of criminal offenses.
	oldfraser.lexi.net /publications/forum/1998/june/survey.html (1079 words)

	The Fraud of Pot Decriminalization
		In a policy backgrounder on decriminalization, the Cabinet submission notes a phenomenon criminologists call "net widening," which essentially means that when punishments are reduced, enforcement typically goes up.
		Contrary to what ministers like to say in selling decriminalization, it is very unlikely that an otherwise innocent teenager caught with a joint will see the inside of a courtroom, and even more unlikely that he will be saddled with a criminal record.
		Decriminalization, by contrast, would introduce a ticketing system that reduces the paperwork involved.
	www.freedomtoexhale.com /fraud.htm (855 words)

	Sex Professionals of Canada
		SPOC is a political and social group whose main objective is to work toward the decriminalization of sex work through political activism, community building and public awareness.
		SPOC distinguishes between the decriminalization of sex work, which we support, and the legalization of sex work, which is problematic for sex workers.
		If you are a current sex worker, former sex worker, or an ally interested working towards the decriminalization of sex work while having fun and connecting with others, please do not hesitate to contact us.
	www.spoc.ca (271 words)

	Canadian Cannabis Decriminalization Petition
		I support the decriminalization of marijuana in Canada as it is now evident that the current penalties for cannabis possession in Canada outweigh any real danger presented by it's private and responsible use.
		I also believe decriminalization will greatly limit the involvement of organized crime in the cannabis trade in Canada as it will remove the profit motive from the distribution chain..
		The Canadian Cannabis Decriminalization Petition to Government of Canada was created by Patriquen Family Defense Association and written by J Dexter.
	www.petitiononline.com /cancan/petition.html (250 words)

	Should the marijuana movement support the NDP, Greens or Marijuana Party?
		Indeed, the term "decriminalization" has long been popular among activists, and for most Canadians the semantics on this one are kind of fuzzy.
		Decriminalization and legalization have acquired historically different meanings that can't be found in online dictionaries, which essentially equate the two.
		The mag put the icing on the cake when it further claimed that the NDP had issued a "terse statement" against pot activist Marc Emery, affirming that Emery is not a spokesperson for the party.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/3491.html (2340 words)

	Decriminalization of Prostitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Decriminalization would free the courts and police from handling victimless crime, allowing these forces more time to deal with serious violent crime.
		This article argues for decriminalization rather than legalization of all private consenting adult commercial sexual behavior.
		Rijo, L.M. Psychological and sociological research and the decriminalization or legalization of prostitution.
	www.csun.edu /~psy453/prosti_y.htm (638 words)

	School Work on Decriminalization and CriminalizationWhich are the Worst of Two Evils
		Illicit substances under drug decriminalization would be made legal for recreational use while legalization calls for terminating drug offenses from the criminal statutes, and thus may lead to drug-related issues and a complete with drawl from the government.
		Instead, decriminalization involves limiting the use of drugs, sales, taxing their production and its use as well as limiting its sales, promotion and use of drugs.
		So, although criminalization and decriminalization maybe a double-edged sword, it is clear which is the worst of two evils.
	www.123schoolwork.com /show_essay/249296.html (259 words)

	ALTERNATIVES TO THE WAR ON DRUGS
		Legalization, decriminalization, and harm reduction aren't widely-understood concepts, so the whole thing's usually assumed to be a big mess best left to experts.
		'Decriminalizing the use of marijuana amounts to what can be described as a half-law -- it is on the 'books' but not enforced.
		Several states have realized the futility of enforcement as well as the exorbitant demand for the drug and, as a result, have decriminalized marijuana on that basis.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/4727/alt-wod-faq.html (3698 words)

	cannabisnews.com: The Fraud of Pot Decriminalization
		cannabisnews.com: The Fraud of Pot Decriminalization The Fraud of Pot Decriminalization Posted by CN Staff on July 29, 2004 at 09:19:28 PT By Dan Gardner, The National Post Source: National Post With Paul Martin's announcement that the government will reintroduce legislation decriminalizing the possession of marijuana, the old debate has resumed.
		Nor were options other than decriminalization mentioned, except in passing.This omission is particularly bizarre because: In 2002, a Senate special committee delivered a comprehensive 650-page report calling for the full legalization of marijuana possession and the licensing of marijuana producers.
		One result, as the Justice Department reported this week, is that a record 6.9 million Americans were behind bars, on probation or on parole last year, at a cost of billions"Politically charged cimes like drug offenses -- they are listening to their readers after all.
	www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread19245.shtml (556 words)

	Marijuana Decriminalization
		If you have ever witnessed a debate or argument on marijuana legalization or decriminalization you have probably seen how they typically go.
		Their argument often goes on, though, to say that we have enough problems with alcohol and tobacco and do not need to add to our problems by decriminalizing marijuana.
		One such argument is that decriminalization would signal that usage of the formerly-criminalized drug has gained some official sanction.
	www.cs.virginia.edu /~alb/misc/hemp.html (1239 words)

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