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However, in January 2024, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the cities of Austin, Killeen, Denton, San Marcos, and Elgin to block the ordinances, saying in a press release that the cities had adopted "amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana possession and distribution". [91] [92]
It could appear on the 2024 or 2025 ballot. [64] On May 7, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws delivered 29,000 voter signatures to the South Dakota Secretary of State, enough to get the initiative on the ballot if at least 60% are validated. [65] It was certified for the 2024 ballot on June 3. [66]
In 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, voters approved a raft of drug policy reforms. They included legalization of recreational marijuana in 11 states, authorization of medical use in eight ...
Movements to decriminalize marijuana have picked up in Texas and Dallas could be the next city to make a change.. Dallas residents could have their say on legitimizing small amounts of weed. City ...
August 21, 2024 at 7:01 AM. ... Where is weed decriminalized in Texas? Here is a map from norml.org that shows what cities currently have decriminalized marijuana.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, also known as the MORE Act, is a proposed piece of U.S. federal legislation that would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and enact various criminal and social justice reforms related to cannabis, including the expungement of prior convictions.
The Texas Health and Safety code currently lists a number of penalties for marijuana possession, ranging from a Class B misdemeanor for possessing 2 ounces or less and up to a first degree felony ...
After being proposed repeatedly since 1972, the U.S. Department of Justice initiated 2024 rulemaking to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The majority of 2024 public comments supported descheduling, decriminalizing, or legalizing marijuana at the federal level. [1]