Seattle judge dismisses every pot ticket for first seven months of year

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Seattle judge dismisses every pot ticket for first seven months of year

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Seattle judge on Wednesday dismissed every citation for public marijuana use written in the first seven months of this year after city officials said the tickets were disproportionately handed out to black men. Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes had also sought the dismissal of the 100 citations issued from January to the end of July because more than half were given out by a single officer who apparently opposed marijuana legalization. ...

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