They explained that their departments, for UCR purposes, consider as an arrest any time officers stop someone and seize marijuana, even if no charges are filed. They noted that rather than formally charging those stopped for pot, officers often issue a summary citation for disorderly conduct, a lesser charge. In its goal of downgrading the penalty of being caught with pot, an increasingly socially accepted drug, the choice is similar to Philadelphia's decision to move to issue $25 tickets for marijuana possession.