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Bad News For Prohibitionists As Support For Marijuana Decriminalization Grows 

Alaska Airlines Employee's Job Restored In Marijuana Case As Federal Stance On Cannabis Remains Strict

Giselle Ramirez left work on a recent Tuesday afternoon. For more than three hours in 97 degree heat, she asked grocery shoppers to help her decriminalize marijuana.

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Home to more than 260,000 people, the West Texas town of Lubbock is no stranger to passing local laws by petition. In 2021, residents overwhelmingly approved a local ban on abortion.

Lubbock Compact began organizing an effort to decriminalize low-level, personal use marijuana possession for adults in the City of Lubbock, with a proposed ordinance titled Freedom Act Lubbock.

City leaders and citizens agreed Wednesday theres still lots of work that needs to be done before the City of Lubbock is ready to adopt a new UDC.

In this weeks round-up: Tumbleweed invasion, local districts condemn racism, air quality monitors and more.

The Lubbock Environmental Action Project received a $483,000 award from the Environment Protection Agency for improved air quality.

Tow: City a little bit healthier thanks to Lubbock Compact effort