Ground Game Texas says its members submitted almost 50,000 signatures to Dallas City Hall on Monday seeking to change the city’s charter to stop police from...
If approved by voters, Dallas would be the largest Texas city to decriminalize carrying less than four ounces of marijuana
If approvedto be put on an election ballot and passed by voters, Dallas would be the largest city in the state to ban arrests for low-level cannabis possession, despite recreational use of marijuana still being illegal in Texas., a social justice advocacy nonprofit, says its members submitted almost 50,000 signatures to Dallas City Hall on Monday seeking to change the city’s charter to stop police from citing or arresting people accused of having up to four ounces of marijuana.
Currently, having less than two ounces of marijuana is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. Carrying between 2 to 4 ounces of pot is a Class A misdemeanor that could lead to up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.that found 85% of the police department’s more than 2,600 marijuana-related arrests between July 2017 and June 2020 were for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and that Black people made up about 57% of the people arrested.
A second proposal would require Dallas to waive its governmental immunity to allow residents to sue the city to force officials to comply with any city charter provision, city ordinance, or state law.The last proposal would require the outcome of the city’s annual community survey to result in consequences for the city manager that would range from performance bonuses to termination.
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