Policy Order O-11
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Cheung, Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Mayor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Seidel, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey
WHEREAS: Marijuana possession in limited quantities has recently been decriminalized in Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge Police Department staff recently stated in a committee meeting that the use of marijuana has increased; and
WHEREAS: Anecdotally, the public use of marijuana appears to have increased in recent months; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with Police Commissioner Haas to report back to the City Council on how the decriminalization of possession of small amounts to marijuana has impacted the Cambridge Police Department's actions and how the Cambridge Police Department has responded to this change in state law.