PRENTISS SMITH
Recently, the city of Shreveport passed an ordinance to decriminalize marijuana. It is nothing new for a lot of cities across the country that have decided it is not worth the time nor money to arrest people with small amounts of weed. For some people, it is long past time for law enforcement to focus on real crimes instead of made-up crimes that are non-violent. Moderating these laws could ultimately lead to better policing in Shreveport, because it frees up needed manpower and needed resources.
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