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Panel backs bill to track minors' possession of alcohol and marijuana separately
Summary
SB 132 would split minor‑in‑possession (MIP) reporting so incidents involving alcohol and marijuana are coded separately; sponsors and youth‑court officials said the change is largely technical but necessary to measure trends after marijuana legalization, while no substantive opponents appeared.
Senator Tom McIlvray opened Senate Bill 132 seeking to separate the way minor‑in‑possession (MIP) offenses are coded so that alcohol and marijuana possession by minors are recorded distinctly. McIlvray said current reporting lumps alcohol, marijuana and other intoxicants under a single offense code, making it impossible to track whether marijuana use by…
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