Researchers evaluating how District Attorney John Creuzot’s relaxing marijuana enforcement affects Dallas-area pattern of arrests Six Dallas County cities disproportionately arrested Black people for marijuana possession in 2018, a new study finds. People caught with less than 4 ounces of pot in Dallas don't have to go directly to jail after Dallas County launched a "cite and release" program in December.(File Photo / The Associated Press) 1:15 PM on May 26, 2021 CDT — Updated at 8:00 PM on May 26, 2021 CDT Arrests of Black people for marijuana possession in six Dallas County cities far outpaced those of other races in 2018, according to a report from SMU’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, which will study what effect District Attorney John Creuzot’s policy change on prosecuting marijuana cases has.