http://tpr.org en http://tpr.org/post/caught-pot-one-lawmaker-suggests-ticket-not-jail <p>Could marijuana possession soon be the equivalent of a traffic ticket? A Texas House member wants it that way. Current law dictates that anyone caught with under an ounce of marijuana is subject to being convicted of a class B misdemeanor which can equal jail time, but Democrat Rep. Harold Dutton of Houston would like to change that, dropping that criminal charge down to a Class C misdemeanor, which would be punishable by a fine similar to the average traffic ticket.</p> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:52:08 +0000 Ryan Poppe 8087 at http://tpr.org Caught With Pot? One Lawmaker Suggests A Ticket, Not Jail http://tpr.org/post/former-guadalupe-county-judge-pleads-guilty-marijuana-case <p>A former Guadalupe County Judge has pleaded guilty to a charge of marijuana possession, but t<span style="line-height: 1.5;">he judge has a chance to get the verdict off his record.</span></p><div><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Former Guadalupe County Judge Mike Wiggins entered the guilty plea last week, saying he was glad the ordeal is over. He was placed on six month deferred adjudication for the Class B Misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.</span></p> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:42:44 +0000 Eileen Pace 6575 at http://tpr.org Former Guadalupe County Judge Pleads Guilty In Marijuana Case