(A) The Board of Trustees of the village recognize that:
(1) The current state of scientific and medical knowledge concerning the effects of cannabis makes it necessary to acknowledge the physical, psychological and sociological damage which is incumbent upon its use;
(2) The use of cannabis occupies the unusual position of being widely used and pervasive among the citizens of Illinois despite its harmful effects; and
(3) Previous legislation enacted to control or forbid the use of cannabis has often unnecessarily and unrealistically drawn a large segment of our population within the criminal justice system without succeeding in deterring the expansion of cannabis use.
(B) It is therefore, the intent of the Board of Trustees of the village, in the interest of the health and welfare of the citizens of the village, to establish a reasonable penalty system which is responsive to the current state of knowledge concerning cannabis and which directs the greatest efforts of law enforcement towards the commercial traffickers.
(ILCS Chapter 720, Act 550, § 1) (1981 Code, § 42.23, 23-701)