Phoenix, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. First-year member of the state House of Representatives, Republican John Fillmore (Apache Junction) introduced legislation this week to ‘defelonize’ Arizona’s marijuana possession penalties.
House Bill 2228 amends state law so that the adult possession of up to two ounces of marijuana is reduced from a potential felony (punishable by 1.5 years in prison and a $150,000 fine) to a “petty offense” punishable by a $100 fine.
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