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D.C. police give seized marijuana back to freed arrestees

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 12:11

Scott Harms/Getty Images/iStockphoto Freed Washington, D.C. inmates are given their seized weed back under new legalized-marijuana laws.

Legalized marijuana in Washington, D.C. means cops are giving some freed inmates their weed back.

Under a law that took effect Feb. 26, possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana is legal for anyone over the age of 21. That means small amounts of pot seized during jail bookings are now returned upon the owners release — just like an inmate’s wallet, cellphone and keys would be.

The situation played out at one D.C. jail Monday, The Washington Post reported.

Cops booked a man on charges unrelated to drugs last week and confiscated his property, per normal booking procedures. When he was released Monday, he got all of his belongings back — pot included.

“This property was less than two ounces of marijuana and was returned to...

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