Bastrop joins several cities in Texas in a movement to decriminalize marijuana on a local scale.
Bastrop joins several cities in Texas to codify the decriminalization of marijuana on a local scale. On Monday, Desiree Venable , a Democratic candidate in the running for Texas House District 17 , turned in around 600 signatures supporting the decriminalization of marijuana in Bastrop . Dubbed the ' Bastrop Freedom Act,' the petition calls for marijuana decriminalization to be on Bastrop 's local ballot in the upcoming November 2024 election.
Texans’ support for marijuana legalization, decriminalization is at an all-time high, poll shows 'The criminalization of marijuana strips us of our individual freedoms and diminishes our opportunities to start a career or access higher education,' Venable added, noting how 'the decriminalization of marijuana is a necessary step toward the broader criminal justice reform we so desperately need.
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