Marijuana Arrests

In the District of Columbia, the laws related to the recreational use and possession of marijuana have changed at two milestones: the effective dates of the Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014 on July 17, 2014, and of Initiative 71 on February 26, 2015 (https://mpdc.dc.gov/marijuana).

Additionally, in September 2018, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued policy that MPD officers shall issue a violation citation to make non-custodial arrests for “Public Consumption of Marijuana” whenever arrestees are eligible. When a violation citation (known as a PD Form 61D) is issued, the individual will not be taken into custody at that time, but will report to a police station within 15 days to process the arrest (https://mpdc.dc.gov/61D).

在哥伦比亚特区，与大麻（marijuana）娱乐性使用及持有相关的法律历经两次标志性修订，其节点分别为：2014年《大麻持有非刑事化修正案法案》（Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014）于2014年7月17日生效，以及71号提案（Initiative 71）于2015年2月26日生效（数据来源：https://mpdc.dc.gov/marijuana）。此外，2018年9月，大都会警察局（Metropolitan Police Department，简称MPD）发布政策明确：若被逮捕人符合条件，MPD警员需为“公共场所吸食大麻（Public Consumption of Marijuana）”行为开具违规传票，以实施非羁押逮捕。当开具违规传票（即PD表格61D（PD Form 61D））时，当事人当日不会被羁押，但须在15日内前往警局完成逮捕手续办理（数据来源：https://mpdc.dc.gov/61D）。