Marijuana madness, KC style: North of the bridge, jail time. South of it, a free ride

Kansas City’s ongoing, absurd disagreement over whether to prosecute low-level drug crimes was on full display at police headquarters Tuesday.

Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd and Clay County Prosecutor Dan White told the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners that officers should continue to pursue such offenses because they lead to violent crime.

Marijuana madness, KC style: North of the bridge, jail time. South of it, a free ride Missouri%20marijuana

Marijuana madness, KC style: North of the bridge, jail time. South of it, a free ride Missouri%20marijuana

Zahnd was particularly aggressive. “I took an oath to uphold the law and the Constitution of the United States,” he said. “That oath didn’t have exceptions for laws that maybe I didn’t agree with, or laws that I found inconvenient or difficult to enforce.”

Did Zahnd have Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker in mind? Nearly three years ago, she said she would no longer prosecute most marijuana possession cases, which was the right thing to do. She wants the cops to pursue more serious crimes.

Zahnd doesn’t see it that way. Using prosecutorial discretion on individual cases is fine, he said, but not on a whole class of violations. “My oath, I believe, requires me to prosecute (marijuana) cases,” he said.

.https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article253888363.html

Marijuana madness, KC style: North of the bridge, jail time. South of it, a free ride Om3YWIU

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Marijuana madness, KC style: North of the bridge, jail time. South of it, a free ride

Marijuana madness, KC style: North of the bridge, jail time. South of it, a free ride

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