This is a month old, but Shawnee County DA thinks it's too expensive to prosecute misdemeanor domestic violence cases. I bet possessing drugs is still prosecuted, though.
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-09-09/taylor-stanley-spar-over-shift-misdemeanors-city#.To8WQuvX04Y
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-09-09/taylor-stanley-spar-over-shift-misdemeanors-city#.To8WQuvX04Y