Texas City’s Marijuana Decriminalization Law Saved Nearly Half A Million Dollars As Arrests Plummeted, Report Shows

Marijuana Moment
By Kyle JaegerMay 30, 2025, 8:14 am257 ptsTop
As the Republican attorney general of Texas ramps up legal challenges to local marijuana decriminalization laws, a new report from a key advocacy group estimates that the policy change in one city led to nearly a half million dollars in cost savings over two years as law enforcement largely stopped making…

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