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San Marcos City Council members unanimously decided to send the measure to the ballot. If approved, the ordinance would end citations and arrests for misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
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Mano Amiga, a local criminal justice reform group, announced it collected more than enough signatures to get an ordinance on the ballot that would end all low-level marijuana enforcement.
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The lawyer for the 31-year-old athlete said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Griner faces a trial on drug possession charges in mid-June.
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The measure, which bans the use of no-knock warrants by Austin police, passed Saturday with 85% of the vote.
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Small amounts of marijuana are already effectively decriminalized in the city, but police still use no-knock warrants.
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Proposition A asks voters whether they want to decriminalize marijuana (officially) and to ban police use of "no-knock" warrants. Early voting starts Monday.
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The Austin police department already has a policy of not ticketing or arresting people for low-level marijuana offenses, but the department still uses no-knock warrants.
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Texas health officials insist delta-8 is an illegal substance and has been for 40 years.
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A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 as a Schedule I drug, which effectively made it illegal. The cannabis extract became popular because users say it produces the “high” effect of marijuana.
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Delta-8 has been considered legal by retailers and customers, who say it falls under the Farm Bill of 2018, which legalized hemp and its derivatives as long as their THC content is less than 0.3%.