The Atlanta Police Department has more important work than arresting and jailing people for possessing small amounts of cannabis. As citizens, we petition the City Council and the Mayor’s Office to decriminalize the possession of less than an ounce of cannabis for all citizens, and the possession of cannabis oil for those with a CBD Card. The current policy is both counterproductive and wasteful: changing it will improve community relations and allow the APD to focus on more pressing issues. Take this chance to reduce the burdens already placed on poor, minority neighborhoods. Take this chance to right a historic wrong.