It is no secret that Council Member Marion Barry is a prolific tweeter about politics, sports and popular culture.

But scanning tweets last night – this one jumped out at me:

We've got to also take away the odor of marijuana as probable cause. Young black men are being stopped and profiled unfairly due to odor.

— Marion S. Barry, Jr. (@marionbarryjr) October 24, 2013

From NBC Washington:

“The Council invited the public to testify Wednesday and Thursday on a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, making it a $100 fine rather than an arrest and a criminal record.”