Local Marijuana Decriminalization Approved at Ballot in Five Texas Cities
Voters in five Texas cities approved local cannabis decriminalization ballot measures, continuing a trend of local-level marijuana reforms in the state where ...
Texas GOP Adopts Platform Opposing Legalization But Backing Federal Descheduling
The Texas Republican Party officially opposed statewide marijuana legalization at its biennial state convention, despite recent polling that shows a majority of ...
Austin Lawmakers Approve Proposal to Put Marijuana Decriminalization on May Ballot
Austin City Council approved a citizen-led initiative to put a cannabis decriminalization proposal on the ballot for local elections in May. Ground ...
Texas Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk But Other Cannabis Reform Measures Falter
Just ahead of Texas’s legislative deadline, lawmakers approved legislation that would expand the state’s medical marijuana program and another that would commission ...
Texas House Approves Bills to Decriminalize Recreational Marijuana Use and Expand Medical Program
The Texas House of Representatives approved three marijuana reform measures that would decriminalize low-level possession, reduce penalties for possession of cannabis concentrates ...
Texas Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Approved In Committee
A Texas House committee approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis possession, on top of another measure to reduce penalties for marijuana ...
Two-Thirds of Texans Support Legalizing Cannabis to Fund Education, Poll Finds
A new poll indicates two out of three Texans support marijuana legalization as a way to generate funding for K-12 education in ...
The 7 States Most Likely to Legalize Marijuana in 2021
One of the few bright spots in an otherwise difficult year was marijuana legalization’s progress in the US. Four states voted to ...
Lawmakers File Bill to Legalize Cannabis in State of Texas
Texas lawmakers pre-filed at least 13 marijuana-related bills for the next legislative session, including a few legalization proposals. Some of the measures ...
Austin Police Effectively Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
The Austin Police Department will no longer make arrests or issue civil citations for low-level cannabis possession offenses. The Austin Police Department ...