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GOP GOV. ABBOTT SIDES WITH AG PAXTON ON TEXAS WEED DECRIMINALIZATION: CITIES
LIKE LUBBOCK HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO 'OVERRIDE' STATE LAW

by Jelena Martinovic


April 26, 2024 11:08 AM | 2 min read | Make a Comment



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Residents of Lubbock, West Texas' largest city with 264,000 residents, are
slated to vote next week to decriminalize local low-level marijuana offenses,
making it yet another city in the Lone Star State, to do so.

For the May 4 vote, which has been raising dust for months, Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
said it's not the right way to make a change. Instead, he proposes reaching out
to lawmakers, reported Marijuana Moment.


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"Local communities such as towns, cities and counties, they don't have the
authority to override state law," said Abbott, who previously agreed that
marijuana possession alone shouldn't put anyone behind bars. "If they want to
see a different law passed, they need to work with their legislators. Let's
legislate to work to make sure that the state, as a state, will pass some of the
law."

Even though Lubbock Mayor Tray Payne (R) applauded the efforts by the Lubbock
Compact,  a public policy think tank, he partially shares Abbott's stance as he
recently said the proposal contradicts state law and was "void and
unenforceable."


GOP AG'S LAWSUIT AGAINST FIVE TEXAS CITIES THAT ALREADY PASSED MARIJUANA LAWS

That said, probably the fiercest opponent of cannabis policy reform is Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton. He recently sued five cities “for adopting amnesty
and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana
possession and distribution. “

“I will not stand idly by as cities run by pro-crime extremists deliberately
violate Texas law and promote the use of illicit drugs that harm our
communities,” Paxton said in a news release in January.



 AG Paxton launched lawsuits against the cities of Austin, San Marcos, Killeen,
Elgin and Denton.

"This unconstitutional action by municipalities demonstrates why Texas must have
a law to ‘follow the law.' It's quite simple: the legislature passes every law
after a full debate on the issues, and we don't allow cities the ability to
create anarchy by picking and choosing the laws they enforce," Paxton continued.

While early voting in Lubbock kicked off on April 22 and will go through April
30, with Election Day taking place on the following Saturday, Abbott said in an
interview that a practice of each city "picking and choosing" laws they want to
enforce would result in "chaos."

Adam Hernandez, communications chair for Lubbock Compact and Freedom Act
Lubbock, disagrees.

"The state constitution of Texas allows for home rule cities, which means that
cities can make laws that best serve their local needs and purposes," he said
recently.

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Posted In: CannabisGovernmentNewsRegulationsPoliticsLegalCannabis LawsuitGreg
AbbottKen PaxtonLubbockMarijuana DecriminalizationTexas Cannabis

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