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Police will keep arresting even if most pot charges dropped

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 11:12

Courts attempt to divert criminal charges 83% of the time, yet police enforcement is way up

Even though most marijuana possession charges Hamilton police lay are dropped once they get to court, investigators will continue to arrest smokers just like they always have, Police Chief Glenn De Caire says.

"We're going to continue to make the arrests and we're going to continue to lay the charges," De Caire said on The Bill Kelly Show Wednesday, when asked about a CBC story that showed most charges never lead to a plea or conviction.

"We have seen significant crime reductions in our different neighbourhoods that are facing these challenges," De Caire said.

But the courts have shown little interest in prosecuting these charges, and attempted to divert...

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