[CPRB] Police Review Board raised at last Monday night's candidate forum

[Fgruber66 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/2/05 10:13:48 AM Central Standard Time,  
chyn at ojctech.com writes:

They  also advocated for a city ordinance against cannabis so that they
"would  not have to choose between letting someone off or initiating a
serious  criminal record for someone committing a minor offense."   
Currently the possession of 3 grams or more of marijuana can get  you a
felony charge under state law.  Illinois has one of the  harshest laws in
the U.S. in this regard. There were about 45 charges  involving cannabis or
periphenalia (pipes, etc) in Urbana in  2004.
For accuracy's sake.
 
  (720 ILCS 550/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704) 
Sec. 4. It is unlawful for  any person knowingly to possess cannabis. Any 
person who violates this section with respect  to: 
(a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance  containing cannabis is guilty 
of a Class C misdemeanor; 
(b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of  any substance 
containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B  misdemeanor; 
(c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of  any substance 
containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,  that if any offense 
under this subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the  offender shall be 
guilty of a Class 4 felony; 
(d) more than 30 grams but not more  than 500 grams of any substance 
containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4  felony; provided that if any offense under 
this subsection (d) is a subsequent  offense, the offender shall be guilty of 
a Class 3  felony; 
(e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams  of any substance 
containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3  felony; 
(f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000  grams of any substance 
containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2  felony; 
(g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing  cannabis is guilty of 
a Class 1 felony. 



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