Initiative to Decriminalize Cannabis On Tomorrow’s Ballot in Wichita, Kansas

Initiative to Decriminalize Cannabis On Tomorrow’s Ballot in Wichita, Kansas

An initiative to remove criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of cannabis will be up for a public vote tomorrow, April 7th in Wichita, the largest city in Kansas.

If approved into law, the initiative would decriminalize the possession of up to 32 grams of cannabis for those 21 and older, making it a simple $50 civil infraction with no possibility of jail time.

Under current Kansas law the possession of any amount of cannabis is a misdemeanor that carries with it a potential year-long jail sentence.

Advocates of the initiative submitted enough signatures on January 7th to put the measure before the City Council, which voted 6 to 1 to put it to a vote of the people on April 7th; their only other option was passing it straight into law.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wichita is the 49th largest city in the United States with a population of 382,368.

– TheJointBlog