The das office. Now that nevada voters have approved recreational marijuana. Having up to an ounce of pot will become legal in nevada on january first. For the next six weeks before that law change District Attorney Steve Wolfson said hell look the other way on possession charges. 13 33 31 mace yampolsky, criminal defense lawyer i applaud steve for taking this enlightened view. 13 41 17 philip kohn, clark county public defender i was impressed that he realized this is the will of the voters. Misdemeanors never turn into jail time for the offenders. So attorneys we spoke to dont see legalization affecting their caseload. But metro police is still out on the streets doing its job. In spite of what the da said you could still be cited for posession. take fullscreen graphic a Department Spokesperson told us officers will continue to enforce the law until it changes in the new year. If the da wants to throw out a officers still encourage people to respect the law. 13 39 16 yampolsky i think