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- NATION, Page 46Election NotesALASKAMowing the Grass
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- The nation's most liberal pot law went up in smoke last
- week. By a vote of 55%, Alaskans decided to recriminalize the
- possession of small amounts of marijuana and sock offenders with
- up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. State Representative
- Alyce Hanley, one of the leading supporters of the anti-pot
- Ballot Measure 2, cheered the results and congratulated voters
- for "sending out a strong message against drugs."
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- In practice, the measure may not amount to much more than a
- message. Officials say they will not budget much money for its
- enforcement, and supporters of the referendum expect the police
- to arrest offenders only if they find marijuana in the course
- of investigating another incident. Even so, the
- recriminalization of marijuana is expected to be challenged soon
- in the Alaska courts, where 15 years ago the last anti-grass law
- was mowed down on privacy grounds.
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