The State College borough council voted to reduce simple marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to a summary offense.
State College police chief Tom King says this will likely not have a big impact on the borough’s police force. He said, “It will be used very infrequently because we have very few cases that are only small amounts of marijuana.”
In a video released yesterday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty said she supports the ordinance.
Stricter penalties will still apply in the townships surrounding the State College borough and on Penn State University Park’s campus.
