Wilmington Marijuana Citations
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Submitted | May 16, 2024 |
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From: Narrative Arts
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all data related to citations/arrests for marijuana possession in Wilmington, NC. I am specifically seeking any statistics related to the total number of arrests and/or citations for offenses related to marijuana as well as the ethnicity, age, sex, and other demographic information of the persons arrested and/or cited, if available. The time frame for which I am seeking records is from January 2016 through December 2023.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Narrative Arts
From: Wilmington Police Department
Per your records request, please see the attached.
Thanks
Penny Spicer-Sidbury
City Clerk
From: Narrative Arts
Thanks for this, just to clarify, there were no citations or arrests for possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana during this period? Thanks again.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 16, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Wilmington Police Department
In response to your records request, please see attached.
Thanks
Penny Spicer-Sidbury
City Clerk