Brazil top court decriminalises pot possession for personal use – Times of India
BRASILIA: Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that purchasing and possessing up to 40 grams of marijuana for personal use will no longer be a crime, though police can still seize the drug. Marijuana continues to be illegal in Brazil and its use in public places will still be prohibited. But a person caught using marijuana and possessing up to 40 grams - roughly enough for 80 joints - will not receive a criminal record and will just appear before a judge to hear a warning on the drug's dangers, it ruled.Police will, however be able to arrest a person caught selling marijuana even if it is less than 40 grams, when there are clear signs of intent to sell it, the justices decided. The verdict makes the nation of 203 million the largest to take such a measure and the latest sign of a grow...