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.

Bexar County arrests for marijuana possession, 2007-2017

Since 2007, roughly 44,000 have been arrested for possession of marijuana, according to an analysis of court data.

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.

Source: Bexar County court records