Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: OCTOBER 2016 23 When it comes to the de- criminalization of cannabis or “marijuana,” there is a wide array of views held by local law enforcement officials. This is not true at the federal level – especially considering that instead of rescheduling cannabis as something other than “the most dangerous,” the DEA recently added another plant called kratom to the schedule one list. But in Colorado and Washington, many law en- forcement professionals say they don’t pick and choose what laws to enforce and that the sky has not fallen as a result of a different ap- proach. But it’s still a pretty con- troversial thing for a law- man to speak his or her mind on the issue. In Tennessee, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is supporting a proposed Nashville ordinance that would decriminalize mari- juana. The proposal would re- duce the criminal penalty for anyone caught with less than half an ounce of cannabis. Metro Nashville Police have not endorsed the ordi- nance but Sheriff Hall says it’s a no-brainer. “Yeah, I think we should do that. I really do,” said Hall. Under current state law anyone caught with a small amount of marijuana faces a year in jail and a $2500 fine. That’s a pretty expensive proposition. “Who do you want to put in a jail cell? Do you really want the 19-year-old kids with marijuana in the car, and at that level we are talking about, and then send them to jail when the same kid’s parents have a liquor cabinet full of substances that will do far worse than what he had in his car?” Hall asked. Change happens A deputy climbs a pile of guns as a record 7044 firearms are being destroyed by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department at the Gerdau Steel Mill during the 23rd annual Gun Melting event. ;VOLSW`V\PKLU[PM`ILMVYL`V\[HYNL[LHJOVMV\Y;39/3Ž YHPSTV\U[LK^LHWVUSPNO[ZOHZILLU\WNYHKLK[V S\TLUZ;OL;39/3Ž UV^MLH[\YLZHUL]LU^PKLYHUKIYPNO[LYILHTWH[[LYUMVYPUJYLHZLK]PZPIPSP[`HUKJSHYP[` ;OL;39/3Ž HKKZHYLK[HYNL[PUNSHZLY;OL;39/3Ž .\[PSPaLZHNYLLUSHZLYMVYNYLH[LYKH`SPNO[]PZPIPSP[` 0UJYLHZL`V\YJVUÄ KLUJL^P[O[OLUL^\WNYHKLK;39/3SPNO[ZMYVT:[YLHTSPNO[ TLR-2 HL® G BLINDING NEWS: TLR HL Ž FAMILY IS NOW 800 LUMENS. TLR-2 HL® TLR-1 HL® www.Streamlight.com