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Northampton MA—On Feb 22, the first 2010 meeting of the Northampton MA City Council Committee on Social Services and Veterans Affairs, Ward 3 Councilor Angela Plassmann announced that she would introduce a local measure to increase fees for public marijuana smoking from $100 to $300 ($150 first offense). She requested and received the support of her fellow committee members.

Ward 7 Councilor Eugene Tacy and Plassmann then expressed support for bringing drug-sniffing dogs into the schools.

Plassmann said that she wants to gate Northampton's Great Meadows along the Connecticut River so as to prevent public access, and Councilor LaBarge expressed support for this notion.

The Committee talked about plans to invite Police Captain Koncas to a meeting soon in order to provide an "update" on an unspecified topic.

Citizen Adam Cohen, in attendance and video recording the meeting, asked the three if the upcoming meeting with Koncas would not be a good venue to raise the issue of the alt-weekly Valley Advocate's practice of running "escort ads" in its classifieds section.

Video shot by citizen Adam Cohen, a political ally of Plassmann's. Clipped and and republished by Mary Serreze for Northampton Media.

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• northampton ma
• city council
• pot laws
• marijuana laws
• drug sniffing dogs
• escort ads
• civil liberties

[PBFJV]

They're giddy with power. Scary folks.

[bellalush]

Oh yea, I am really going to think twice about smoking pot if the fine is $200. LOL they sure don't know any potheads.

[bridgelife]

Hahaha, (05:24) This part was sooo funny, "A Young Girl Almost, Almost Overdosed......" LOL, What she almost almost Got Really Really Hungry Then Fell Asleep??

[casualtySR]

don't you retards have anything better to do with your time... what a horrible waste of the taxpayers money.

[casualtySR]

my god who elects these half wits