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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Thursday targeting the blue city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes marijuana.. Paxton alleges that Proposition R, which ...
Election data from the Dallas County elections office indicate that roughly 149,500 people voted in favor of decriminalization, while approximately 81,200 voted against it.
The petition for the “Dallas Freedom Act” proposes that police stop writing tickets or making arrests for less than four ounces of marijuana. Currently, possessing two to four ounces is a ...
Mark Stepnoski, former All-Pro offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers, served as president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Texas NORML) during the early 2000s. [100] [101] Texas Cannabis Collective, a pro-legalization group, was founded in 2016. [102]
The Cowboy mafia was the nickname for a group of marijuana smugglers who operated in the United States during the 1970s. [1] [2] At the time they were reportedly the most prolific drug smugglers in Texas. The nickname was given to the group by the Dallas media, as the capture and trial of the group created significant media coverage throughout ...
1998: Initiative 59 was voted in to allow medical marijuana, but was blocked from taking effect by Congress until 2009. 2014: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill that decriminalized possession of up to 1 oz (28 g) of marijuana in the U.S. capital for persons 18 years of age or older. The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of ...
Dallas residents will have a say in November if weed can be decriminalized in the city.. The Dallas City Council voted on Aug. 14 to place a marijuana decriminalization proposal on the ballot for ...
On November 4, 2001, police in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, arrested Newton after he was found to have 213 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop of Newton's white van. [11] Five weeks later, on December 12, 2001, Newton was again stopped in Texas and was arrested after a search of his vehicle revealed he possessed 175 pounds of marijuana. [12]