Indopedia All Things Marijuana
State and local politicians will discuss marijuana policy in Texas again this month. While there has been lots of recent attention given to this topic in Texas, this discussion includes both the City of Dallas as well as the State’s laws on the decriminalization of cannabis.
The Dallas City Council will consider ending the Dallas Police Department’s policy to arrest people for possessing small amounts of marijuana when they meet next week. According to the Dallas Observer, 5 members of the City Council pushed the policy last year but failed to gain approval, This same group has now pushed cite-and-release back on the council calendar. The policy allows police to issue tickets for marijuana possession rather than making arrests. The current penalties for weed possession would remain unchanged: a $2,000 fine and up to six months in jail for possession of two ounces or less.
This local debate takes place as the state of Texas also debates the issue. The State’s House of Representatives took a big step recently when Bill 81 passed out of the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. This bill would make possession of up to an ounce of marijuana…
