Texas State Crime Labs Will Stop Testing Weed for Possession Cases

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Texas is on the brink of rolling out a new testing system for distinguishing hemp from marijuana, but the state can no longer waste resources on low-level possession cases.

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There’s a reason that Texas’s state motto is “Friendship.”

In a move that effectively extends an olive (or a weed?) branch from the Lone Star State’s government to its people, Texas’s crime labs will no longer test cannabis seized for mere low-level possession cases. Essentially, the state is letting anyone caught with weed (or hemp) off the hook, so long as possessing small amounts is the only crime involved.

The new policy only applies to state-run crime labs managed by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Under state legislation approved...

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