Marijuana, Texas and Dallas

Texas AG Sues Dallas Over Marijuana Decriminalization Measure
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the City of Dallas and local officials, targeting a ballot measure that decriminalizes marijuana-related
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Dallas marijuana decriminalization jumped the gun
Dallas tried to decriminalize marijuana too fast, and now Ken Paxton is suing the city. It would have been wiser to have followed the state's cautious lead.
Texas AG sues Dallas for decriminalizing marijuana
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, arguing it violates state law.
Dallas joins Texas cities sued by AG Ken Paxton over cannabis decriminalization
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Dallas weeks after the 'Dallas Freedom Act' to decriminalize cannabis was approved by voters.
Ken Paxton adds Dallas to list of cities he's sued over marijuana decriminalization
Dallas is the sixth Texas city the attorney general has sued this year over marijuana decriminalization measures that he says conflicts with state law.
Texas AG Goes To Court To Block Marijuana Decriminalization In Dallas
Attorney General Ken Paxton of the state of Texas is suing Dallas over its proposal that decriminalizes cannabis in the city. The suit names the de
AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas over decriminalizing four ounces of marijuana
Ken Paxton's legal action follows similar suits against other cities like Austin and Denton, which have passed similar voter-supported mandates.
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas over charter amendment decriminalizing marijuana possession
Dallas passed the charter amendment known as Proposition R, which decriminalizes possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. It also prevents police from using the odor of marijuana to establish probable cause to search people without a warrant.
Ken Paxton sues Dallas over voter-approved amendment to decriminalize marijuana
The amendment prohibits Dallas Police from making arrests or issuing citations for possession of up to 4 ounces marijuana.
Dallas council members try to delay marijuana reform overwhelmingly approved by voters
Almost 67% of Dallas residents voted for marijuana reform. Two city council members and the mayor tried to make the new city charter amendment unenforceable for now.
Texas AG challenges marijuana decriminalization in Dallas
The state’s petition contends the measure conflicts with Section 481.121 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, which criminalizes marijuana possession in any amount, and Section 370.003 of the Texas Local Government Code, which expressly forbids municipalities from adopting policies that don’t fully enforce drug laws.
Dallas prepared to begin enforcement of marijuana proposition despite some city council members concerns about pre-empting state law
Voters approved the ballot proposition banning police from arresting people suspected of having up to four ounces of ...
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After City Council Debate, Dallas Certifies Decriminalization of Small Amounts of Pot
This is such a waste of your tax dollars. 4oz of marijuana is illegal in TX & USA. Now @KenPaxtonTX will have to waste his ...