Texas Cannabis Advocates Gather 50,000 Signatures To Place Marijuana Decriminalization On November Ballot In Dallas
Texas activists submitted nearly 50,000 signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot in Dallas this November. Ground Game Texas, which has championed cannabis reform across multiple Texas cities, announced they handed in the signatures to City Hall on Monday. The campaign began collecting signatures in January.
The amendment would direct the Dallas Police Department to stop issuing citations and making arrests for Class A or Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession unless it’s part of a high-priority felony investigation involving narcotics or violent crime.
If verified and approved by voters, the measure would decriminalize possession of up to four ounces of marijuana in Dallas, the state’s third-largest city with a population of 1.3 million. Activists say they far surpassed the required 35,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot.