CA WATCH: SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNS NEW MARIJUANA LAW, POSSESSION NO LONGER A MISDEMEANOR BUT A MERE INFRACTION...

That's right all you bud-heads! Governor Swarzenegger signed a new law yesterday which mandates that up to 1 ounce of marijuana is no longer a misdemeanor but a mere infraction. You know, like a speeding ticket.

Via Fox News:

Schwarzenegger said after signing Senate Bill 1449 that he does not support decriminalization of marijuana, but the law would save the state courts money.

“In this time of drastic budget cuts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement and the courts cannot afford to expend limited resources prosecuting a crime that carries the same punishment as a traffic ticket,” the governor said in a statement.