Dallas Marijuana Anti-Enforcement Law Can Remain in Effect

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) can’t stop Dallas from implementing a voter-approved measure prohibiting enforcement of marijuana-related offenses, a judge ruled Friday.

Judge Dale Tillery of the 134th District Court denied Paxton’s motion for temporary injunction during a hearing in Dallas County.

Tillery (D) released the decision in a one-page order.

Paxton sued in November after Dallas voters overwhelmingly passed a law prohibiting the city’s police from making arrests or issuing citations for marijuana possession or considering the odor of marijuana as probable cause for search or seizures. The law, which is modeled after several other left-leaning cities …