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According to the petition for the "Dallas Freedom Act," it proposes that police stop writing tickets or arresting for less than four ounces of weed. Dallas voters could decriminalize marijuana in ...
If passed, it would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults. Nonprofit social justice advocacy group Ground Game Texas started the petition to decriminalize weed ...
Approximately 65% of early votes in Dallas supported the decriminalization of small amounts of cannabis, though recreational use remains illegal in Texas.
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]
On December 17, 2009, Rev. Bryan A. Krumm, CNP, filed a rescheduling petition for Cannabis with the DEA arguing that "because marijuana does not have the abuse potential for placement in Schedule I of the CSA, and because marijuana now has accepted medical use in 13 states, and because the DEA's own Administrative Law Judge has already ...
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.
Though recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Texas and at the federal level, recent state laws have been to decriminalize its use. In 2019, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1325 into law.
"Most Americans want legal pot. Here's why feds are taking so long to change old rules". USA Today. Lange, Tony (April 20, 2024), "Federal Cannabis Legalization and Reform: Where Are We in 2024?", Cannabis Business Times; David A. Lieb (May 4, 2024). "As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?".