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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Jayme Lozano Carver

Voters in one of West Texas’ largest cities will decide whether to decriminalize marijuana in 2024

A shirt promotes the legalization of marijuana in Lubbock at the South Plains Fair in Lubbock on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.
A shirt promotes the legalization of marijuana in Lubbock at the South Plains Fair in Lubbock on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The city council on Tuesday rejected a petition to decriminalize the drug. Voters are expected to decide the matter next year. (Credit: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune)

LUBBOCK — An initiative to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana hit a roadblock Tuesday when city leaders unanimously voted to reject the proposed ordinance.

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