In many Chicago-area municipalities, getting caught with less than 10 grams of marijuana gets the offender a ticket rather than a trip to jail. According to The Chicago Tribune, Chicago is now considering the punishment, which allows teenagers to avoid smearing their records before college. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/yahoo/chi-0411010142nov01,1,6756844.story?coll=chi-newsaol-headlines