A local marijuana crop sprouted nicely during the spring flooding
In a never-ending effort to piss off the rest of the state, Dallasites have collected enough signatures to place a charter initiative to decriminalize pot on the ballot in Dallas in November. Ground Game Texas turned in about 50,000 signatures supporting the measure.
The charter amendment would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana up to four ounces. Police Chief Eddie Garcia is against the initiative because, he said, possession, sale and usage of larger amounts lead to violent crimes.
If the initiative is passed, police would not be able to issue citations for Class A or B marijuana possession offenses.
Other cities — well, mostly Austin — have already tried to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana but were blocked by Attorney General Ken Paxton who sued successfully to keep the measure off the ballot.
The city council must still formally place the measure on the ballot and is expected to do so at its regular meeting on Aug. 14.
— David Taffet