The San Marcos City Council will discuss the petition for a new city ordinance to eliminate the enforcement of low-level marijuana offense. The council is also set to discuss abortion rights during Tuesday’s meeting.
The city council will receive a certification from interim City Clerk Elizabeth Trevino on the initiative petition for a new City of San Marcos ordinance to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses.
On July 16, the certification was invalid, however, it became valid after a recount was conducted. According to a memo sent from the interim city clerk to Mayor Jane Hughson and the city council, the petition gathered 10,624 total signatures — of those signatures, 4,667 signatures were verified and 5,957 were invalid.
“The initiative petition to initiate a new City of San Marcos ordinance to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses is valid,” the memo read.
After receiving the petition’s certification, the council will hold a discussion to consider adding the decriminalization of marijuana to the November ballot as proposed by the petition.
According to the ordinance language, citations and arrests for misdemeanor possession of marijuana of up to 4 ounces would end if the voters approved the proposition. San Marcos police, however, could cite an individual or make an arrest for Class A or Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana if it’s a part of an investigation involving a felony-level narcotics case or the investigation…
