WEED HO

In a startling turn today, Los Angeles officials in the City of West Hollywood have asked that the Sheriff's department concern itself less with more serious crimes than possesion and use of marijuana.

The LA Times reports that Councilman John Duran proposed the resolution, saying that deputies have more important things to worry about than arresting people with small amounts of pot. Instead, he said, deputies could focus on more destructive drugs like crystal methamphetamine."We've seen that marijuana use is certainly no more dangerous and destructive than alcohol use," Duran said. "The whole 'reefer madness' hysteria has worn thin."

pic and story courtesy of The LAist