Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the City of Dallas on Thursday, challenging a ballot measure that prohibits local police from enforcing marijuana-related offenses in violation of state law.
Proposition R, approved by 66.82 percent of Dallas voters in the Nov. 5 special election, amends the city charter. The measure essentially decriminalizes marijuana, making it the lowest enforcement priority for the Dallas Police Department.
The measure bans Dallas police from making arrests or issuing citations for marijuana possession and from using the odor of marijuana as probable cause for searches or seizures. The amendment also bans the use of city funds for THC testing, except in limited circumstances….