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If passed, the Dallas Freedom Act would decriminalize possession of less than four ounces of cannabis by adults aged 21 and older.
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A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Harris tries to explain flip-flopping on issues When asked about her recent decisions to reverse her policy positions, including on banning fracking, mandatory government buyback programs for assault weapons, and decriminalizing border crossings, Harris claimed her values had not changed.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
Sanders last year to ramp up penalties for trafficking fentanyl also included legislation that decriminalized those test strips.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Due to Senate Bill 946, a 2018 law decriminalizing street vending, jurisdictions are permitted to adopt regulations but outright bans are in violation of state law.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
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A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Harris tries to explain flip-flopping on issues When asked about her recent decisions to reverse her policy positions, including on banning fracking, mandatory government buyback programs for assault weapons, and decriminalizing border crossings, Harris claimed her values had not changed.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
Sanders last year to ramp up penalties for trafficking fentanyl also included legislation that decriminalized those test strips.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Due to Senate Bill 946, a 2018 law decriminalizing street vending, jurisdictions are permitted to adopt regulations but outright bans are in violation of state law.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
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