marijuana cowboys

Photography by Justin Namon on June 17th, 2010 in Culture

Miami Beach, FL – June 17, 2010 – Ford Banister, campaign director of the CSMP (Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy) held a news conference in front of Miami Beach City Hall Wednesday evening. They will be launching a petition drive to place a marijuana decriminalization measure on the November city ballot.

The Sensible Marijuana Policy Charter Amendment will empower police to issue a citation for a civil infraction rather than processing a misdemeanor arrest when they find an individual to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana. The amendment will also increase the discretion of the State Attorney to permit a plea to a civil infraction where appropriate.

The group, supported in part by a generous grant from the Miami film studio rakontur, must collect 4,240 valid signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot but it plans on collecting far more over the course of the next few months.

Alfred Spellman with rakontur partner Billy Corben at the Cocaine Cowboys Miami premier October 18, 2006.