Hays County will continue to accept marijuana possession, distribution cases

As district attorneys around the state dismiss marijuana-related prosecutions in the wake of House Bill 1325, Hays County Criminal District Attorney Wes Mau has stated that Hays County will continue to accept marijuana cases. 

On Tuesday evening, Mau clarified his intention for future marijuana-related prosecutions following the signing of House Bill 1325. According to Mau, the Hemp Regulation law did not “legalize possession or distribution of small amounts of marijuana in Texas.”

House Bill 1325 followed the 2018 Farm Bill, a provision that legalized hemp at the federal level. The bill, which was signed into law on June 10, promotes the expansion of the hemp industry in Texas and makes hemp a viable agricultural commodity.