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The enactment of HB 1325 also caused an outcome that legislators did not intend. Because it changed the legal definition of marijuana from cannabis in general to cannabis containing greater than 0.3% THC, [31] many marijuana possession charges across the state were soon dropped due to a shortage of THC testing equipment available. [32]
2016: Memphis decriminalized cannabis through a city council vote. [125] 2016: Residents in the Ohio cities of Bellaire, Logan, Newark, and Roseville voted to decriminalize possession of cannabis less than 200 grams. [119] 2017: Houston decriminalized cannabis through a new policy announced by the city's district attorney. [126]
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 $25, lower than most city parking tickets.
The remaining four—Philadelphia, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas—have not, with three of these located in Texas. ... Dallas marijuana decriminalization overwhelmingly passes in Texas. Show ...
Here is a map from norml.org that shows what cities currently have decriminalized marijuana. Can marijuana be used recreationally in Texas? In Texas and federal law, recreational use of marijuana ...
Attitudes toward marijuana in the U.S. are changing and, with them, so is the legal landscape — and questions about how all of these changes may impact teens and young adults.While marijuana use ...
Detailed sales logs were required to record marijuana sales. Selling marijuana to any person who had previously paid the annual fee incurred a tax of $1 per ounce or fraction thereof; however, the tax was $100 ($2,206 adjusted for inflation) per ounce or fraction thereof to sell any person who had not registered and paid the annual fee. [37]
Recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states — just under half the country — while 20 have partially legalized it for medicinal purposes. A few states, like Nebraska and North Carolina, still ...