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Joseph Moody: “Prosecutors should have a blanket policy not to prosecute…”

Featuring: Joseph Moody, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 78

Looking Ahead The 87th Texas Legislature.

Published April 28, 2020 | Video Starts at 14:51

So on the medical front, I think we should explore a lot of different options. One of the things we could do, and I've advocated for prosecutors to do this … Prosecutors should have a blanket policy not to prosecute individuals with a prescription from another jurisdiction. … you have some pretty progressive district attorneys across the state of Texas. I would hope that they would take that policy. (14:51–15:04)

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Asserts that prosecutors in Texas should adopt a policy to not prosecute individuals with out-of-state medical prescriptions.

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