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emphatic_apparatek · 07-06-07, 02:42 AM

Austin, TX: Legislation that will go into effect in September grants police the option of issuing citations to minor marijuana offenders in lieu of making a criminal arrest. The new law was passed by the legislature to reduce criminal justice costs associated with the prosecution of certain misdemeanor crimes.

Under House Bill 2391, law enforcement will have the discretion to issue a citation mandating local individuals who commit specific Class A and/or Class B misdemeanor crimes to appear in court. An arrest warrant will be issued for defendants who fail to appear in court by the date specified in the citation.

Under Texas law, possession of up to four ounces of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to one-year in jail a fine of up to $4,000. Individuals who sell less than one-quarter ounce of cannabis are also guilty of a misdemeanor. The possession and/or sale of larger quantities of cannabis are felony offenses.

According to US FBI data, approximately 95 percent of all marijuana arrests in Texas are for misdemeanor possession.

House Bill 2391 goes into effect on September 1, 2007.

For more information, please contact Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel, at (202) 483-5500.

Alexis Gold · 07-06-07, 09:13 AM

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodo...l/HB02391I.htm

i approve of this bill.
- kitty bickle.

Funkenstein · 07-06-07, 09:32 AM

I'm still waiting for the snopes.com link to make me chuckle.

This can't be real and if so, are the skies going to turn green over Texas come this fall?

Alexis Gold · 07-06-07, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rufus P. Funk

I'm still waiting for the snopes.com link to make me chuckle.

This can't be real and if so, are the skies going to turn green over Texas come this fall?

you find the fake for it.

i dare you.

PETA · 07-06-07, 10:43 AM

looks legit

http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/PDF/ba80R/HB2391.PDF

not terribly uncommon - small amounts of weed should be no more than a simple tag violation

Blake · 07-06-07, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rufus P. Funk

I'm still waiting for the snopes.com link to make me chuckle.

This can't be real and if so, are the skies going to turn green over Texas come this fall?

it's real, heard it on the news the other day that it was gonna go through.

tekmoe · 07-06-07, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emphatic_apparatek

...grants police the option of issuing citations to minor marijuana offenders in lieu of making a criminal arrest...

i take it a dickhead cop could still fuck you over if he wanted to but he has the option to try and be nice about it. on the flipside, the cops who don't really have a problem with a small amount can now issue a citation instead of arresting the offender.

Funkenstein · 07-06-07, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xian

looks legit

http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/PDF/ba80R/HB2391.PDF

not terribly uncommon - small amounts of weed should be no more than a simple tag violation

Well it's off to smack and crack rocks next.

/puts on flame resistant suit against the army of skunk burners getting ready to light me up

PETA · 07-06-07, 11:09 AM

haha - dude - I'm entirely libertarian on the drug issue... legalize it all across the board

Nyteshade · 07-06-07, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekmoe

i take it a dickhead cop could still fuck you over if he wanted to but he has the option to try and be nice about it. on the flipside, the cops who don't really have a problem with a small amount can now issue a citation instead of arresting the offender.

I'd imagine the cops that don't have a problem with it would just let it go with a warning anyways when they could get away with it.

e-brake · 07-06-07, 11:29 AM

The only downside is that its "optional" so its up to the cop to decide if he wants to ticket or arrest, with the overall mentality of Texas cops I think outside of Austin nothing is going to change. You will still go to jail for possession in 99% of the state.

Nyteshade · 07-06-07, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e-brake

The only downside is that its "optional" so its up to the cop to decide if he wants to ticket or arrest, with the overall mentality of Texas cops I think outside of Austin nothing is going to change. You will still go to jail for possession in 99% of the state.

Doubt it personally. Cops don't like to do the paperwork for an arrest when they can just issue a ticket and move one. Sure some with a hard on will still bust a few but I'll bet the number of people sitting in a city jail for a possession charge will plummet.

Ash · 07-06-07, 12:08 PM

im going to start smoking pot again.

jaesun · 07-06-07, 12:18 PM

DAMN HIPPY STONERS!! Didn't Nancy Reagan teach you anything?
"Just Say NO"

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PETA · 07-06-07, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaesun

DAMN HIPPY STONERS!! Didn't Nancy Reagan teach you anything?
"Just Say NO"

this message paid in full by D.A.R.E.

Mr. Timothy Leary taught us to be more polite and say, "No thank you"

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emphatic_apparatek Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,511	Texas house bill 2391 effective Sept. 1st Austin, TX: Legislation that will go into effect in September grants police the option of issuing citations to minor marijuana offenders in lieu of making a criminal arrest. The new law was passed by the legislature to reduce criminal justice costs associated with the prosecution of certain misdemeanor crimes. Under House Bill 2391, law enforcement will have the discretion to issue a citation mandating local individuals who commit specific Class A and/or Class B misdemeanor crimes to appear in court. An arrest warrant will be issued for defendants who fail to appear in court by the date specified in the citation. Under Texas law, possession of up to four ounces of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to one-year in jail a fine of up to $4,000. Individuals who sell less than one-quarter ounce of cannabis are also guilty of a misdemeanor. The possession and/or sale of larger quantities of cannabis are felony offenses. According to US FBI data, approximately 95 percent of all marijuana arrests in Texas are for misdemeanor possession. House Bill 2391 goes into effect on September 1, 2007. For more information, please contact Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel, at (202) 483-5500. __________________ “...All the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and the whole temple of Mans achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins...” "The aim of the joke is not to degrade the human, but to remind him he is already degraded" -- George Orwell timhatesu: haha man I am married, I'll never be my own boss

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PETA an apparition Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 38,665	looks legit http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/PDF/ba80R/HB2391.PDF not terribly uncommon - small amounts of weed should be no more than a simple tag violation

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PETA an apparition Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 38,665	haha - dude - I'm entirely libertarian on the drug issue... legalize it all across the board