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DC
Measure
62
Clears
Hurdle,
Goes
to
Congress
Newsbrief:
Oakland
Cannabis
Co-op
Director
Founded
Guilty
on
Federal
Jury
Tampering
Charges,
Handed
Out
Flyer
at
Epis
Trial
12/20/02
press release from Drug
Policy Alliance
Dozens of supporters rallied
on the steps of the District of Colombia City Council building on Tuesday,
Dec. 17th in support of Measure 62, the treatment instead of incarceration
initiative passed by 78 percent of Washington, DC voters. Measure 62 provides
substance abuse treatment instead of conviction or imprisonment to eligible
non-violent defendants charged with illegal possession or use of drugs,
except those classified as Schedule I drugs under the federal Controlled
Substances Act. Supporters urged the Council to support Measure 62, called
on Mayor Anthony Williams to drop his lawsuit against the measure, and
made a dramatic entrance into the open council meeting where Measure 62
was being discussed. The rally was covered by The Washington Post and the
local ABC affiliate.
The City Council voted to
fulfill the will of the voters by transmitting Measure 62 to Congress,
which is the next step in the process to turn the will of DC voters into
law. Although the City Council amended the measure to state that it can’t
be implemented until after DC’s 2003 budget cycle, this decision was largely
a financial matter. The provision contains a sunset clause and is no major
roadblock since the Measure was not supposed to take effect until the end
of next year anyway. Measure 62 supporters received what they’ve wanted
all along: a commitment from Councilmembers to lobby to provide the city
with the $1.6 million a year needed to fund it, money the federal government
will more than save by reducing criminal justice costs. Chairperson Linda
Cropp, who drafted the provision amending Measure 62, declared her full
support for the measure and promised to work with Measure 62 supporters
take the fight to Congress.
Visit http://www.dcmeasure62.org
to learn more about Measure 62.
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Issue #268, 12/20/02
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