Saturday, March 11, 2023

House Committee Unanimously Approves Pot Decriminalization Bill

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A Texas legislative panel has unanimously approved a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession.

The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 9-0 on Tuesday to advance Rep. Joe Moody’s (D) legislation, which would remove the risk of arrest or jail time for low-level possession of cannabis and allow people to eventually erase cannabis issues from their criminal records.

(Full story HERE.)
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