Thursday, September 28, 2017

Bexar County to cease arrests for small quantities of pot

Bexar County DA Nico Lahood has announced people will no longer be arrested for small amounts of pot in San Antonio, implementing a system for officers to issue citations under a 2007 law passed by the Republican House Corrections Committee Chairman Jerry Madden, now with Right on Crime. See coverage in the Express News, which included a chart, appended after the jump, detailing the extent of marijuana arrests in recent years in the River City.

Possession of 0-2 oz marijuana
Possession of 2-4 oz marijuana
2007
4,805
211
2008
4,771
223
2009
5,215
237
2010
5,164
240
2011
3,555
174
2012
3,774
135
2013
3,686
149
2014
3,659
126
2015
3,306
117
2016
3,368
119
2017
1,393
49
*2017 data are updated through April of this year.

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