Jury acquits medical marijuana patient of felony charges

[Dustlawyer]

10. I took a continuing legal education seminar, one hour in a Mexican restaurant, with

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!