From my small county Texas perspective.... it's all politics... from what I understand.... the majority of jurisdictions, and all the major cities... less than 2 oz's is a class c misdemeanor. A ticket and a court date for a $200 fine. Click bait press, IMO, feeds the shitshow. Fully legal smoke, would crash prices like Colorado and NM (thus big biz mota wants the conflict)... Fully illegal fuels state jails. Texas has amassed a rather large state jail system, put in place by Little George Bush when he was the grubinator ...Texas AG sues Dallas over marijuana decriminalization
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the implementation of Proposition R, a ballot measure passed by Dallas voters that decriminalizes marijuana possession within the city limits.