Plano Police Department Changes Marijuana Arrest Policy; Will Other North Texas Cities Follow?

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

April 3, 2021

Two ounces of marijuana or less will no longer be enough to get a person arrested in the city of Plano, after its police department found evidence of a racial disparity in enforcement.

The Plano Police Department announced the policy change this week, following a detailed review of cost and trends of marijuana arrests.

“Like many jurisdictions across the nation, there is a disparity in African Americans’ arrests for possession of minor amounts of marijuana,” reads a statement from the department.

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