San Marcos City Council to Consider Cite and Release Program For Marijuana
San Marcos City Council has added cite and release for misdemeanor possession to their agenda for the upcoming meeting on March 3, 2020.
Denton Takes First Step in Criminal Justice Reform
Ever since Texas passed the hemp law last year, law enforcement organizations across the state have struggled to sustain cannabis prohibition. Briefly, the passage of the hemp law meant that […]
This Texas Senate Race May Impact Marijuana Legalization Nationally
We wrote about Dwayne Stovall and John Cornyn this past week and how one is pushing states’ rights. Cornyn is obviously pushing prohibitionist views. As an activist pushing for legalization, it would appear to be in the best interest to just push for someone who wants legalization.
Clearing confusion on the temporary DEA hemp rules suspension announced by USDA, TDA rule changes
Thursday afternoon the USDA announced a temporary removal of the rules requiring hot hemp crops to be disposed of via DEA methods, and drop the DEA accredited lab testing requirement.
Misdemeanor cannabis cases won’t be tested by Texas DPS labs
On February 18th, Texas DPS director Stephen C. McCraw sent a letter to DPS laboratory clients stating that the department would not be accepting misdemeanor cases. The letter was also a sign that DPS is
In the Republican Senate primary, John Cornyn pushes prohibitionist views while Dwayne Stovall isn’t.
There are currently 2 high profile Republican contenders for the Texas Senate seat up for grabs in the 2020 primary election. The incumbent is a prohibitionist and the
El Paso’s Hottest Race: The Race for District Attorney
With the “Super Tuesday” just a couple weeks away, El Paso has one of the hottest and biggest races that it has seen in years. The race for District Attorney.
Greg Abbott gets a D in marijuana from NORML
In the past, Governor Abbott had scored a D in 2017, and a C- in 2019. In 2017 Abbot’s stance was one of not allowing any sort of medical marijuana
Hemp Regulatory Plan For Texas Approved by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday that it approved Texas’ hemp regulatory plans. This comes after the Texas legislature passed HB 1325 in 2019 legalizing hemp in Texas. […]
Austin City Council Passes Defacto Low-Level Marijuana Decriminalization
Dozens of Austinites showed up to the City Council meeting today to speak up for a resolution that would effectively decriminalize the possession of low-level marijuana. Dubbed agenda item 59: […]