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Pot Resolution Adopted in West Hollywood
West Hollywood Leaders Vote to 'Leave the Pot Smokers Alone'

The Associated Press
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - City leaders adopted a resolution Monday night
calling on sheriff's deputies not to target certain adult marijuana
users.

The City Council backed the nonbinding resolution 4-0, said city
spokeswoman Tamara White. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca had no
immediate comment because he hadn't reviewed the motion, said sheriff's
spokeswoman Kerri Webb.

The resolution directs the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, which
contracts with this left-leaning city, not to "target adult marijuana
users who consume this drug in private and pose no danger to the
community."

Minors and drug dealers would still be subject to arrest, and smoking in
public would still be prohibited, the resolution says.

The resolution is not legally enforceable, but sends a message that law
enforcement officers should "leave the pot smokers alone" and go after
more serious crimes, said Councilman John Duran, the resolution's
sponsor.



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