[caption id="attachment_8152" align="alignright" width="220"] Mayor Michael Nutter[/caption] Phillymag.com reported today that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed Jim Kenney’s bill that replaces criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana with a civil fine, similar to a traffic ticket. The bill is set to go into effect on October 20, 2014. The initial version of the bill approved by the city council on June 19 makes possession of up to one ounce of marijuana a civil offense,…

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="135"] Mayor Michael Nutter[/caption] According to The Philadelphia Tribune, members of the Institute for the Development of African American Youth (IDAAY), as well as other organizations, congratulated Mayor Michael Nutter for agreeing to sign a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession in Philadelphia. Archye Lealock, IDAAY’s executive director, and others continued on with a rally Wednesday at City Hall even after the agreement earlier in the week between…