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Dustlawyer

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10. I took a continuing legal education seminar, one hour in a Mexican restaurant, with
Sat May 30, 2015, 09:24 PM
May 2015

our outgoing County DA, the new DA, and a bunch of criminal defense attorneys (not my area of law) on the subject of defense theories for the accused in marihuana possession cases. One of the attorneys brought up a bust of an elderly man growing a few plants. The outgoing DA said they do not prosecute people for small amounts who are taking it for illness/disease. The cops are still arresting them for it by and large, though not always. I was pleasantly surprised, I mean this is Texas!
This is this DA's and the new DA's internal policy, not law. Glad to see they recognize the need. I suffer from Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy, a disease that pot helps with immeasurably, but I cannot use it because the insurance company still requires my doctor to randomly drug test me hoping to get off the hook from paying for my treatment. I still believe Texas will be one of the last states to approve it. What a shame!

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More and More DiverDave May 2015 #1
thank goodness.... chillfactor May 2015 #2
Jury Nullification! WDIM May 2015 #3
The money the prosecutor gets makes a comfy pillow. n/t christx30 May 2015 #8
think of the costs involved to the state Garion_55 May 2015 #4
Let's hope the idiot DA learned his/her lesson. CanonRay May 2015 #5
Good! bluestateguy May 2015 #6
K&R! n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #7
Good news indeed. Paka May 2015 #9
I took a continuing legal education seminar, one hour in a Mexican restaurant, with Dustlawyer May 2015 #10
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