Austin voters are being asked to approve an ordinance that would eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban the use of 'no knock' warrants. Read more about what's on local ballots:
Austin voters on May 7 are being asked to approve a city ordinance, brought to the ballot by citizen initiative, that has two parts:"to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban the use of 'no knock' warrants by Austin police." Its supporters call it the Austin Freedom Act; on the ballot, it's Proposition A.
Julie Oliver and Mike Siegel, co-founders of Ground Game Texas, which petitioned to get Prop A on the May ballot"Low-level marijuana offenses" means class A and B misdemeanors – i.e., possessing any amount of marijuana less than 4 ounces, as defined by the Texas Penal Code. Exceptions would exist if APD believes the possession is connected to a violent felony or a felony-level narcotics case designated as"high priority" by APD leadership.
In January 2020, Austin's City Council approved a resolution directing then-police Chief Brian Manley to institute policy at APD that officers would not arrest or cite people for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Manley responded the following day, defiantly telling reporters that his officers would continue to make those arrests and issue those citations, because possession of marijuana was still against the law in Texas.
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