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Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announces that the city will no longer prosecute low-level offenses like drug possession, prostitution, and public urination. The hosts note that this policy shift coincides with Mosby's own legal troubles regarding back taxes. They argue that moving police services to "community partners" is a move toward privatizing law enforcement.
The hosts review a Biden campaign ad targeted at Black voters, which promised to end cash bail and decriminalize marijuana. They mock Biden's "Soul of America" slogan as an outdated 1970s reference and question the sincerity of his promises given his long legislative history.
The debate over marijuana legalization centers on its role as a "gateway" for police harassment. Decriminalization allows law enforcement to maintain "probable cause" for vehicle searches based on the smell of weed, whereas full legalization would strip away this common tactic for initiating arrests.
