Storify: Social Media Users React to Reduced Pot Penalties

Social media users (and, yes, pot-heads) are celebrating today over the passage of the city council action to reduce penalties for possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana.

The measure was intended to help the city's youth find jobs, said Mayor Tisdahl at , as a criminal record for a small amount of pot was preventing some young people from getting hired.

Many Twitter users point out that the measure will not only impact the city's youth, but the city's as well.

While the reaction on social media was primarily positive, others have been speaking out against the measure. Before , some took to the citizen comment section to talk about how the measure could encourage children to try drugs.