Pubdate: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Section: Editorial page, Hits and Misses Copyright: 2007 The Dallas Morning News Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Marijuana) Don't Bogart That Ticket, Man As of today, misdemeanor possession of marijuana no longer requires police to arrest the offender and haul him off to appear before a magistrate. Instead, a simple ticket will do for people possessing quantities of less than 4 ounces if caught in their home county. Supporters of the new procedures insist this does not amount to decriminalization but clears our jails and frees up our police to apprehend people who pose a real threat to society. We're happy (in a drug-free way) because pot smokers never belonged among the likes of rapists and muggers in our jails. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake