Thursday, February 09, 2006

Pulkrabek: Tie penalty to pot amount

Pulkrabek: Tie penalty to pot amount

Johnson County's top lawman urged state lawmakers Wednesday to decrease the criminal penalties for possessing a small amount of marijuana, a move that would essentially make penalties for such an offense comparable to getting a speeding ticket.

Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek suggested decreasing the crime from a serious misdemeanor to a simple misdemeanor and for a violation to result in a ticket.

"It's not that I don't want to get tough on crime," he said. "I want to save the jail space for the serious offenses that are out there."


Not the Peter Tosh statement but about as far as a mainstream Iowa politician can take it. Good Job, Lonny.

The Daily Iowan's lead is pricesess:

Students found stumbling home after a long night sampling the Pedestrian Mall's liquid offerings or those with an affinity for grass of the herbal variety have a new friend - and his name is Lonny Pulkrabek.


County attorney candidates Janet Lyness and Nick Maybanks should be asked about this at candidate forums.

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