GOP Attorney General Battles Five Texas Cities Over Voter-Approved Marijuana Laws, What’s Next For Cannabis Legalization?
Now that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has told the world his office is suing five cities “for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws,” where does the cannabis legalization movement go after the AG accuses these cities of being run by criminal extremists?
What Is He Thinking?
“I will not stand idly by as cities run by pro-crime extremists deliberately violate Texas law and promote the use of illicit drugs that harm our communities,” Paxton said in a news release wherein he referred to the cities’ approval of laws decriminalizing cannabis as an “unconstitutional action” and implored Texans to not allow these towns to “create anarchy by picking and choosing the laws they enforce.”
The five offending …