Cook County has new goals when it comes to minor drug offenses, including those that involve marijuana. In an effort to move nonviolent drug offenders out of the criminal justice system without forcing them behind bars, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is focusing on treatment instead of punishment.

“If someone is caught with a misdemeanor amount of marijuana, the state’s attorney’s office will no longer prosecute that case,” said Sally Daly, the Office’s spokesperson. (Read more here.)

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