Decriminalize pot, aldermen urge — but mayor says not so fast
		
				The Chicago Sun-Times (US)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
	
	
	Wednesday, November 2, 2011
 Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he  would not be rushed into decriminalizing possession of small amounts of  marijuana because doing so creates its own set of problems that other  cities have been forced to correct. The mayor shined the light on his  deliberations on the hot-button issue as Chicago aldermen formally  introduced their decriminalization plan after releasing ward-by-ward  statistics that show minorities bear the brunt of marijuana arrests.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he  would not be rushed into decriminalizing possession of small amounts of  marijuana because doing so creates its own set of problems that other  cities have been forced to correct. The mayor shined the light on his  deliberations on the hot-button issue as Chicago aldermen formally  introduced their decriminalization plan after releasing ward-by-ward  statistics that show minorities bear the brunt of marijuana arrests.
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