Referendum passed, but Kent police will charge marijuana offenses under state law, officials say

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Referendum passed, but Kent police will charge marijuana offenses under state law, officials say

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Get a good lawyer.

That’s the advice attorney Mark Brown has for folks who are charged in Kent for misdemeanor marijuana, hashish, and paraphernalia offenses even though Kent voters recently approved a marijuana initiative that depenalized those same infractions.

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