Adam Hernandez

Residents of Lubbock, West Texas’ largest city with 264,000 residents, said no to a measure to decriminalize local low-level marijuana offenses. On Saturday, in a 65–35 vote, Lubbock chose not to enact marijuana policy reform. Adam Hernandez, the Lubbock decriminalization campaign director,...

The organization supporting the initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock, Texas has condemned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to sue five cities “for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws.” Lubbock...

US House Extends 2018 Farm Bill For One Year  The House approved a spending bill that includes an extension for the 2018 Farm Bill. A short-term funding bill is now heading to the Senate, which is expected to quickly pass and then be sent on to President Biden to sign into law before...

Bad News For Prohibitionists As Support For Marijuana Decriminalization Grows  Cannabis activists in Lubbock, Texas, have garnered enough signatures to put a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot. On Tuesday, which was the deadline for submitting signatures, they turned in 10,...

Alaska Airlines Employee's Job Restored In Marijuana Case As Federal Stance On Cannabis Remains Strict In Washington State, a technician employed by Alaska Airlines faced termination after testing positive for cannabis after a random drug test in July 2022. This decision was overturned recently...

Texas cities are one by one decriminalizing marijuana after state Senate members failed to enact the policy change refused to consider a House-passed measure to decriminalize marijuana, streamline expungements and allow doctors to recommend medical cannabis instead of opioids to patients with...