17-0-1152<\/a>. Also known, cannabis possession is officially decriminalized in the city of Atlanta and through out. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJust like that, the city joined Clarkston county as cities in Georgia to decriminalize cannabis possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could feel the excitement in the air after the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While there were cheers from those in attendance, there were many people on the outside who were confused as to what happened. The education about what decriminalization is was left for people to figure out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do not feel that the general public is educated enough on the ordinance,\u201d said Stanley Atkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMany people believed that with the decriminalization of Atlanta that it was the same for the rest of the entire state and that is not true. There are over a dozen jurisdictions in Georgia that are decriminalized.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people thought it meant cannabis was now legal in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly the advocates were (and are) educated enough to understand not just decriminalization, but laws relative to local municipalities. Stonecrest just decriminalized last month, while some assumed all of Dekalb had decriminalized when really just Clarkston and select areas were.\u201d said Harris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happened after the official roll out of information following the vote is still up for debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What isn’t up for debate is that October 5th 2017 changed the conversation. Kwanza’s announcement and the vote after gave a lot of local politicians the ability to openly support cannabis. Prior to this vote, most local officials would shy away from taking a stance. As we stand today, if you are running for local office in Fulton county, you come prepared to answer questions about where you stand on cannabis legalization in the state, more access to patients and reversing charges for those in jail for cannabis possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stanley agrees that a lot has changed since that day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel that a lot has changed in the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia. We have seen a significant reduction in the race of people of color for simple cannabis possession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris Brown also feels that a lot has changed for many other jurisdictions since Fulton county\u2019s decision to decriminalize cannabis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFulton County (Unincorporated), Savannah, Forest Park, City of South Fulton, Macon-Bibb County, Tybee Island, Kingsland, and most recently Athens and Stonecrest all passed decriminalization legislation within their jurisdiction. I know that Georgia just issued two class one licenses for cannabis cultivation! I know folks got Georgia on their mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is still much more to do in Fulton county and Georgia overall to bring justice to the plant. 5-years ago, seeds were planted for change. Let’s see what those seeds eventually sprout into. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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