It looks like there’s finally an official plan in place for the purchase of some more body cameras for hundreds of local law enforcement officers.
Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson announced this afternoon that her office plans to dole out $1 million to the Houston Police Department and $900,000 to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for the purchase of hundreds of body cameras, which will be worn by officers while they’re on duty. The money will come from assets the office has seized during criminal investigations, Anderson said.

It’s been a big year for weed. Two states have legalized it, and three more are on the way. In the Show-Me State, advocates are already campaigning to get legalized recreational marijuana on the 2016 ballot.
As the year wraps up, our friends at the Daily Riverfront Times thought they’d take a look through some of the most-read stories on that fine stuff. Not surprisingly, a lot of their most-read posts are about Jeff Mizanskey, the Missouri man who’s serving a life sentence for three non-violent marijuana offenses. But there’s some fun news in there, too.
For more, head over to the Riverfront Times.

Although the Denver District Attorney’s Office only has the power to prosecute local and state laws, its employees are held to a higher standard when it comes to marijuana.
Specifically, they aren’t allowed to possess, grow or sell pot, since all of those things are illegal under federal law. But the office has taken its prohibitions a step further than that. In February, it updated its conduct policy to include a provision that prevents employees from benefiting from “income derived from a household member’s ownership or financial interest in, or employment by” a marijuana business.