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Time Runs Out on Marijuana Reform Bills in Texas
A bill can be killed in a number of ways—obstruction, feet dragging, amendments, procedural snags or getting talked…
Houston’s District Attorney Defends Move to Decriminalize Marijuana
While Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushes his tough-on-weed agenda, one Texas District Attorney is sticking to her decision to…
Marijuana Legalization—in Texas? Decrim Success Says, Eventually
A strange thing is happening in Texas. Cities’ experiments with marijuana decriminalization are going forward. A push to…
Atlanta Is the Latest Southern City to Push for Pot Decriminalization
Startups, independent bookstores, popping nightlife—Atlanta is cool. Creatives and entrepreneurs and anyone else seeking decent wages and legitimate…
State Lawmakers Cancel Local Pot Decriminalization—But It Gets Worse
Conservative Republicans are conservative, to a flaw. Big government is evil and bad and must be shunned at…
Texas Lawmaker Files Pot Decrim Bill
On Monday, Texas State Representative Joe Moody, a Democrat from El Paso, proposed a new law downgrading possession…
Marijuana Decrim Bill Drafted in Jamaica
Jamaica’s justice minister said Tuesday that legislation has been drafted to decriminalize marijuana on the Caribbean island where…