And indeed around the country, too. Lets start out with the big picture for folks. Since july in d. C. There has been decriminalization of marijuana. This takes it a step further. What are we talking about here . Lets start with you, if we can. Initiative 71 in many ways is a symbolic initiative. But what it does is it decriminalizes possession of marijuana up to two ounces. It allows for minimal amounts of personal home cultivation, about six plants or less. Yes, it gives the council the push it needs to set up the taxation and regulation system that would create fullfledged legalization of marijuana here in the district. So were taking a leap then from decriminalization to legalization. And you have a problem with that. I do. Ive always been an advocate for decriminalization of marijuana because i know about the disparate impact on the Africanamerican Community. In particular, africanamericans are targeted in every sector of our society, whether its driving, whether its walking down
Death of fairfax native and uva sophomore hannah graham. Peggy fox was there and has this live report. Reporter the Biggest Surprise is we dont have a capital murder charge. Capital would mean that they could pursue the death penalty. We do have a firstdegree murder charge against Jesse Matthew. We also have abduction with intent to defile. He had been charged with that in charlottesville. Its moved over here to Albemarle County. He also faces reckless driving charges from the time he is said to have fled authorities when trying to question him about Hannah Grahams disappearance. Let me take you back to that time. The second uva student secondyear uva student, hannah was seen leaving a bar with Jesse Matthew. After intensive searching, her remains were found on an abandoned property in Albemarle County on october 18. Matthew is currently incarcerated in fairfax where hes facing attempted capital murder, rape of a fairfax woman in 2005. The commonwealths attorney would not touch on why
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