Should Harrisburg Decriminalize Marijuana?

HE DEBATE CONTINUED IN HARRISBURG DISCUSSING PENALTIES FOR POSSESSING MARIJUANA. >> DO I HAVE A FEW MINUTES? >> YEAH, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MAN. REPORTER: CITY COUNCILMEMBER BALTIMORE STARTED OFF DISCUSSION ABOUT DECRIMINALIZING MARIJUANA WITH A 15-MINUTE TYPED-OUT MARIJUANA SHOULD, IN FACT, BE LEGAL. >> MARIJUANA USE IS NOT BAD, WRONG, OR IMMORAL. IT'S ILLEGAL. COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA, BUT THEY DO WANT TO REDUCE THE PENALTY FROM THAT OF A MISDEMEANOR TO THAT OF A SUMMARY OFFENSE, SIMILAR TO PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS OR A SPEEDING TICKET. >> I THINK ONE OF THE MAJOR TOPICS WE DISCUSSED WAS WHAT IS THE ACTUAL INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE? CENTERED SHOULD EVENTUALLY BE MISDEMEANORS AND WHETHER ADULTS AND JUVENILES SHOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY. >> THAT IS IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND, TO PRODUCE AN ORDINANCE THAT'S FAIR BUT ALSO HAS CERTAIN PARAMETERS THAT PROTECT POPULATION.