Decriminalization City Measures Passed

Voters in the Texas cities of Denton, Elgin, Harker Heights, Killeen, and San Marcos all voted in support of municipal measures that largely basically decriminalize cannabis use and possession. The measure prohibits their local police officers from either arresting or citing people for Class A or Class B marijuana misdemeanors. A similar measure was passed earlier this year in Austin. Ohio voters in five different cities similarly passed ballot measures that either reduce or eliminate local marijuana possession penalties. Those towns include Corning, Helena, Kent, Laurelville, Rushville, and Shawnee. To date, voters in some two-dozen Ohio towns have enacted similar ordinances. In Rhode Island, voters in 25 of 31 eligible towns voted in favor of measures to allow for the opportunity to have licensed marijuana retail establishments in their localities. In Michigan, voters in numerous towns decided in favor of similar local measures to allow for the retail sale of either medical or adult-use cannabis products. In Connecticut, voters in two towns — Ledyard and Waterbury — decided in favor of ballot measures to permit retail cannabis sales.