As Other States Loosen Drug Laws, An 'Incremental Approach' To Cannabis Likely In TexasPosted by On

From Texas Standard:

One outcome of the 2020 election was a loosening of some drug laws in several states. Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota approved the use of recreational marijuana, and Oregon passed a law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs like cocaine, heroine and methamphetamine.

While Texas is far behind when it comes to legalization of any currently illicit drug, Katharine Neill Harris, a drug policy fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, tells Texas Standard that that could change in the upcoming legislative session as Texas learns from the growing number of states where pot is legal.

Neill Harris expects Texas to take an “incremental approach,” starting with reducing penalties for possession rather than moving straight toward legalizing recreational marijuana.

“That would be one way that the state could start to see some benefits without taking that larger leap [toward legalization],” she said.

Neill Harris says there are…

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