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Council approves jail-free marijuana ordinance

Applies to 1 ounce or less, only in City Court; effective Jan. 1

SPD Chief Mike Broadhead shows City Council one of two different packages of marijuana he brought to Tuesday’s meeting. Effective Jan. 1, misdemeanor marijuana possession in Statesboro will be punishable by at most a $500 fine or equivalent community service, with no jail time, when prosecuted in the Statesboro Municipal Court. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Broadhead&Pot 2.jpg — SPD Chief Mike Broadhead shows City Council one of two different packages of marijuana he brought to Tuesday’s meeting. Effective Jan. 1, misdemeanor marijuana possession in Statesboro will be punishable by at most a $500 fine or equivalent community service, with no jail time, when prosecuted in the Statesboro Municipal Court. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Effective Jan. 1, misdemeanor marijuana possession in Statesboro will be punishable by at most a $500 fine or equivalent community service, with no jail time, when prosecuted in the Statesboro Municipal Court.

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