Texas City Slated To Decriminalize Weed Despite AG Paxton’s Lawsuit Against Five Cities Over Amnesty Policies

The organization supporting the initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock, Texas has condemned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s decision to sue five cities “for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws.”

Lubbock Compact criticized Paxton’s lawsuit against Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Denton, and Elgin for decriminalizing marijuana, highlighting it’s in a contradiction to the wishes demonstrated by voters, reported The Texas Tribune.

“This was actually on the ballot. People came out and made their voices heard,” said Adam Hernandez, communications chair for the organization. “It’s extremely authoritarian.”

Lubbock, West Texas’ largest city with 264,000 residents, is slated to vote in May to decriminalize local low-level marijuana offenses, making it the seventh city in the Lone Star State, to do …

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