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Three proposals aiming to reduce the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana were voted down in a House committee Friday.
The committee chairman, Rep. Abel Herrero, D-Robstown, said the proposals, all brought by Democratic lawmakers, did not have the support to move on.
Herrero voted against the proposal with the most widespread support among pot-backers. It would make possession of less than one ounce punishable by a fine rather than jail time. The bill’s author Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, couldn’t be reached for comment Friday afternoon.
The measure was voted down with three members against, two in favor and two absent. Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, was in his home district with his newborn twins and missed the vote Friday, but he plans to ask the chairman to reconsider the bill.
The committee was not scheduled to meet Friday, but Herrero said he decided to take the votes when...
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