Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by providing for ending the existing procedure of mandatory custodial arrests for the crime of Marijuana possession, and by requiring the reporting of the number of arrests and related information with respect to those arrested for Marijuana possession; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: January 23, 2014
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Failed
This bill aimed to end mandatory custodial arrests for people caught with small amounts of marijuana and require reporting on related data.
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