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.
The effect of such a change would mean that instead of getting booked at the county jail and possibly spending a night in lockup before seeing a judge, a violation probably would result in a fine.
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