Going after marijuana offenses should be the lowest priority of police in San Francisco, the city's Board of Supervisors said in legislation passed this week. The measure gives similar instructions to San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris.

CBS News reported Nov. 14 that while laws against selling marijuana in public, use by drivers and underage possession remain in place, lawmakers like Supervisor Tom Ammiano said that, "Law-enforcement resources would be better spent fighting serious and violent crimes."

"San Francisco should determine its marijuana policy locally, not hand them over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration," the new ordinance states.

Some fear that the measure would cause the city's crime rate to climb; a community oversight committee will be set up to monitor implementation of the law.