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Marijuana prosecutions in Texas have dropped by more than half since lawmakers legalized hemp.

Texas Tribune Brief

English - January 06, 2020 11:00 - 1 minute - 4.18 MB - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
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After Texas legalized hemp and threw marijuana prosecution into chaos last year, prosecutors filed far fewer criminal charges, police departments paid for private testing and public crime labs were struggling to catch up.