Teens charged for trying to form new gang

Three teenage boys have been charged with hazing of youth gang members after Fairfax County police say they repeatedly tried to form a gang at Poe Middle School in Annandale last fall. The two 14-year-olds and one 13-year-old allegedly distributed gang materials on school grounds and set up a MySpace page to recruit gang members, police said. After a series of assaults at a party in Annandale, police said they were able to determine the fledgling gang’s leaders and they officially charged them on Tuesday. They face spending up to one year in a juvenile facility and a paying a $2,500 fine.

Va. legislator introduces marijuana decriminalization bill

A Virginia Republican delegate has introduced legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and set up a a medical marijuana distribution system. Del. Harvey Morgan’s bill would allow pharmacists to dispense marijuana after it has been prescribed by a doctor. Doctors are already allowed to prescribe the drug for certain illnesses, but there’s no distribution system. It would also make possession of small amounts of marijuana a civil offense and increase the quantities a person can posses before it’s considered dealing.