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1/ In June, lawmakers legalized hemp and unintentionally disrupted marijuana prosecution across Texas in the process. Since then, marijuana prosecutions have dropped by more than half.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
2/ How did this happen? The bill signed into law in June narrowed the state’s definition of marijuana from cannabis to cannabis that contains more than 0.3% of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that gets you high. Anything with less THC is hemp.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
3/ The problem? Public crime labs could only determine whether THC was present in a substance, not how much was present.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
4/ Lawmakers were warned this could bring marijuana prosecution to a halt without more resources, but the legislation still sailed into law with no crime lab funding attached.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
5/ Now, some law enforcement agencies that still pursue charges are spending significantly more money at private labs to ensure that substances they suspect are illegal marijuana aren't actually hemp.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
6/ Here's a closer look at the data. The number of misdemeanor marijuana possession cases filed in the state has dropped nearly two-thirds since hemp was legalized in June. http://bit.ly/35i68Jt pic.twitter.com/yMdfE2vQsH
7/ Officials have been working on a new testing method that will help distinguish between hemp and marijuana.
@TxDPS has said it should be ready for criminal case testing early this year.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
8/8 But that testing method will be limited to seized plant material. There's still no timeline for when they will be able to tell if vape pen liquid or edible products contain marijuana or hemp.http://bit.ly/35i68Jt
Oh help us. What will we do now??? It’s so much harder to prosecute non violent offenders for consumption of a harmless plant. Oh the horror!!!
The Machine is upset that their supply chain of prisoners is being curtailed.
Umm...no. The small-quantity cases described here are NOT felony, thus no TDCJ time.
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