Miami Herald Logo

Miami Springs adopts civil citation, $100 fine for pot possession | Miami Herald

×
  • E-edition
  • Home
    • Site Information
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Herald Store
    • RSS Feeds
    • Special Sections
    • Advertise
    • Advertise with Us
    • Media Kit
    • Mobile
    • Mobile Apps & eReaders
    • Newsletters
    • Social
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    • Sections
    • News
    • South Florida
    • Miami-Dade
    • Broward
    • Florida Keys
    • Florida
    • Politics
    • Weird News
    • Weather
    • National & World
    • Colombia
    • National
    • World
    • Americas
    • Cuba
    • Guantánamo
    • Haiti
    • Venezuela
    • Local Issues
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • In Depth
    • Issues & Ideas
    • Traffic
    • Sections
    • Sports
    • Blogs & Columnists
    • Pro & College
    • Miami Dolphins
    • Miami Heat
    • Miami Marlins
    • Florida Panthers
    • College Sports
    • University of Miami
    • Florida International
    • University of Florida
    • Florida State University
    • More Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Auto Racing
    • Fighting
    • Golf
    • Horse Racing
    • Outdoors
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Youth Sports
    • Other Sports
    • Politics
    • Elections
    • The Florida Influencer Series
    • Sections
    • Business
    • Business Monday
    • Banking
    • International Business
    • National Business
    • Personal Finance
    • Real Estate News
    • Small Business
    • Technology
    • Tourism & Cruises
    • Workplace
    • Business Plan Challenge
    • Blogs & Columnists
    • Cindy Krischer Goodman
    • The Starting Gate
    • Work/Life Balancing Act
    • Movers
    • Sections
    • Living
    • Advice
    • Fashion
    • Food & Drink
    • Health & Fitness
    • Home & Garden
    • Pets
    • Recipes
    • Travel
    • Wine
    • Blogs & Columnists
    • Dave Barry
    • Ana Veciana-Suarez
    • Flashback Miami
    • More Living
    • LGBTQ South Florida
    • Palette Magazine
    • Indulge Magazine
    • South Florida Album
    • Broward Album
    • Sections
    • Entertainment
    • Books
    • Comics
    • Games & Puzzles
    • Horoscopes
    • Movies
    • Music & Nightlife
    • People
    • Performing Arts
    • Restaurants
    • TV
    • Visual Arts
    • Blogs & Columnists
    • Jose Lambiet
    • Lesley Abravanel
    • More Entertainment
    • Events Calendar
    • Miami.com
    • Contests & Promotions
    • Sections
    • All Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Op-Ed
    • Editorial Cartoons
    • Jim Morin
    • Letters to the Editor
    • From Our Inbox
    • Speak Up
    • Submit a Letter
    • Meet the Editorial Board
    • Influencers Opinion
    • Blogs & Columnists
    • Blog Directory
    • Columnist Directory
    • Andres Oppenheimer
    • Carl Hiaasen
    • Leonard Pitts Jr.
    • Fabiola Santiago
    • Obituaries
    • Obituaries in the News
    • Place an Obituary

    • Place an ad
    • All Classifieds
    • Announcements
    • Apartments
    • Auctions/Sales
    • Automotive
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Employment
    • Garage Sales
    • Legals
    • Merchandise
    • Obituaries
    • Pets
    • Public Notices
    • Real Estate
    • Services
  • Public Notices
  • Cars
  • Jobs
  • Moonlighting
  • Real Estate
  • Mobile & Apps

  • el Nuevo Herald
  • Miami.com
  • Indulge

River Cities

Miami Springs adopts civil citation, $100 fine for pot possession

By Theo Karantsalis

Special to the Miami Herald

    ORDER REPRINT →

October 03, 2016 09:40 AM

The Miami Springs council on Sept. 26 voted to let police treat pot smokers the same way they do loitering and littering — by issuing a civil citation and a $100 fine.

Anyone possessing up to 20 grams of marijuana would be covered by the new ordinance. The offense would keep violators out of Miami-Dade County’s burgeoning criminal justice system.

“The police department has reviewed the civil infraction program and determined it to be an effective and efficient method of educating the public,” Miami Springs Police Chief Armando Guzman said.

Miami Springs joins other South Florida cities that have adopted similar measures, including Aventura, Bal Harbour, Pinecrest and nearby Medley.

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to the Miami Herald

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

  Comments  

Videos

What the Dolphins new defensive coordinator wants in his players

Ron DeSantis announces plan to create “equal opportunity scholarships”

View More Video

Trending Stories

Haiti is once again on edge, and humanitarian aid groups debate whether to go or cancel

February 14, 2019 07:24 PM

He was robbed while mowing a lawn. He talked. Then 40 bullets were fired into his house

February 14, 2019 08:45 AM

Here’s Jimmy Johnson’s multi-step guide as the Dolphins begin their rebuilding program

February 14, 2019 03:05 PM

Hearts are heavy, attendance is light at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

February 14, 2019 09:05 AM

PGA Tour star was wrong to stiff caddie, but vilification of Matt Kuchar is wrong, too

February 14, 2019 01:48 PM

Read Next

Corrections officers find stolen Rolex watches in suspect’s vagina

Crime

Corrections officers find stolen Rolex watches in suspect’s vagina

By Theo Karantsalis

    ORDER REPRINT →

January 11, 2019 01:12 PM

Miami Springs police officers say a woman stole her date’s Rolex watches and then bolted with the booty. During a jailhouse strip search, corrections officers found four of the watches inside her vagina.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to the Miami Herald

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE RIVER CITIES

Miami Springs cops hunt serial duck killer

River Cities

Miami Springs cops hunt serial duck killer

December 20, 2018 11:48 AM
Driver tells cops she struck a garbage can. Video shows she hit a motorcyclist — and took off

River Cities

Driver tells cops she struck a garbage can. Video shows she hit a motorcyclist — and took off

December 17, 2018 05:58 PM
Miami Springs voters approve annexation, but that doesn’t mean it will happen

River Cities

Miami Springs voters approve annexation, but that doesn’t mean it will happen

November 06, 2018 09:32 PM
Father of four spent Saturday at kids’ football games. He was fatally shot Saturday night

Crime

Father of four spent Saturday at kids’ football games. He was fatally shot Saturday night

September 30, 2018 06:32 PM

River Cities

Cop fired after failing drug test. Then he filed a federal lawsuit.

September 25, 2018 12:50 PM
‘Beware of alligator,’ Virginia Gardens warns joggers and picnickers

River Cities

‘Beware of alligator,’ Virginia Gardens warns joggers and picnickers

July 30, 2018 05:49 PM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Icon for mobile apps

Miami Herald App

View Newsletters

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
  • Public Insight Network
  • Reader Panel
Advertising
  • Place a Classified
  • Media Kit
  • Commercial Printing
  • Public Notices
Copyright
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story