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    Chicago giving tickets for small amounts of marijuana

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-- -- city of Chicago has voted to no longer a rest people caught carrying fifteen grams or less of marijuana.

Instead you'll just get a ticket.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said this is all to make sure police focus on more serious crimes so will these new guidelines opened the door to more crime or should marijuana be legalized altogether or something in between here to debate -- -- criminal defense attorney.

And Fox News contributor Arthur -- -- -- and criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joey Jackson thank you both for joining us.

Until we -- say take hours to process these things nine out of ten of these pot cases are thrown out anyway and making this change will add 2500 police d.s.

Two the year would what say you nonsense.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Aren't there are critics say this sends the wrong message to kids as well what about that.

Well.

-- -- -- -- a message to kids I mean you know I was -- joke with the glasses before because that that's what the theories is that if we only right people up for tickets.

And have them go back to quarter separate -- -- to take it.

As opposed to lock -- -- -- What do you do when you're taking cops off the street Chicago without Mets right now -- crime rate -- soaring it's soaring through the roof.

And they don't know what to do Joey right -- Giuliani did was he grabbed every one of the smallest offense cross examine it -- it.

If you don't tell -- about another crime you go to jail polite and they -- other crimes.

But you what what you do when -- did the cop who wins it would be Robinson was caused me installing.

-- audio and the right is another way to get this another way what's that other way streamline the process -- you -- the paperwork is too much they cut down on the paperwork had people who are administrative deal with the paperwork and have police on the street don't say to police it's not that important both fine people and not knowing what about.

-- -- I agree or disagree it seems like the governors of the major states in the country are disagreeing with you.

The -- and don't Cuomo of New York just I had the same idea in mind he's trying to.

Basically.

Have some tolerance with the marijuana -- crime down get marijuana all history well we should also point out Chicago says this will bring it about seven million dollars a year in revenue so money might have something to do with it now case we have to leave it there Joey Jackson aren't there right -- thank you both as I hit the.

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