Seattle’s new city attorney has better things to do than prosecute pot smokers, he said January 14. City Attorney Pete Holmes announced he was dismissing all marijuana possession cases, starting with those filed by his predecessor, Tom Carr, whom Holmes defeated in November. He said he dismissed two cases his first day on the job, and several others are about to be dismissed.
“We’re not going to prosecute marijuana possession cases anymore,” said Holmes. “I meant it when I said it” during the campaign.
Holmes’ criminal division chief, Craig Sims, added that he is reviewing an additional 50 cases. Barring “out of the ordinary” circumstances, Sims said, the prosecutor’s office does not intend to file charges for marijuana possession.
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