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Texas statelaw prohibits cities from refusing to enforce drug laws, so these municipalities may have to backtrack. Our local policies are perfectly legal: we stopped wasting taxpayer dollars to test alleged marijuana for THC content. Representative Greg Casar (D-TX) took to X to share his views.
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