Texas AG Paxton Sues 5 Cities to Block Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinances

Despite Paxton’s lawsuit, polls show that two-thirds of Texans support legalizing recreational marijuana.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing five cities in the state to block recently passed ordinances that decriminalize the possession of cannabis. Voters in Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton approved similar ballot measures in the 2022 election cycle that end arrests for low-level marijuana-based crimes and eliminate citations for possession of less than four ounces of cannabis.

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