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  "status": "Draft distribution assets; not posted",
  "reviewed": "2026-10-22",
  "article": "https://texascannabisledger.org/research/harris-county-marijuana-possession-trends/",
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    {
      "file": "carousel-01.png",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1350,
      "alt": "Harris County selected records: 3,237 in 2017; 40 in 2022; 1,535 in 2024; 1,096 in 2025. Historical comparability unconfirmed."
    },
    {
      "file": "carousel-02.png",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1350,
      "alt": "A zero-based line chart of Harris County selected possession-record counts, 2017\u20132025, showing the trough and rebound."
    },
    {
      "file": "carousel-03.png",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1350,
      "alt": "Same-release 2023\u20132024 comparison: Harris County increased 757.5%; the rest of Texas declined 1.6%. Selected records, not unique arrests."
    },
    {
      "file": "carousel-04.png",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1350,
      "alt": "Five documented policy or operational dates. Their timing does not establish what caused the county record changes."
    },
    {
      "file": "carousel-05.png",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1350,
      "alt": "Harris County records do not isolate Houston Police Department activity or predict Proposition A effects."
    },
    {
      "file": "carousel-06.png",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1350,
      "alt": "Texas Cannabis Ledger invites readers to inspect the records, source documents and policy timeline without asserting a cause."
    }
  ],
  "caption": "Harris County\u2019s selected marijuana-possession records fell sharply, then rebounded. What changed? TCL\u2019s research presents the records, a rest-of-Texas comparison and dated policy documents. Historical code/reporting comparability remains unconfirmed; the data do not establish a cause or isolate HPD activity. Explore the source-backed tables and downloads: https://texascannabisledger.org/research/harris-county-marijuana-possession-trends/",
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        "text": "Harris County selected records: 3,237 in 2017; 40 in 2022; 1,535 in 2024; 1,096 in 2025. Historical comparability unconfirmed."
      },
      {
        "start": 6,
        "end": 12,
        "text": "A zero-based line chart of Harris County selected possession-record counts, 2017\u20132025, showing the trough and rebound."
      },
      {
        "start": 12,
        "end": 18,
        "text": "Same-release 2023\u20132024 comparison: Harris County increased 757.5%; the rest of Texas declined 1.6%. Selected records, not unique arrests."
      },
      {
        "start": 18,
        "end": 24,
        "text": "Five documented policy or operational dates. Their timing does not establish what caused the county record changes."
      },
      {
        "start": 24,
        "end": 30,
        "text": "Harris County records do not isolate Houston Police Department activity or predict Proposition A effects."
      },
      {
        "start": 30,
        "end": 36,
        "text": "Texas Cannabis Ledger invites readers to inspect the records, source documents and policy timeline without asserting a cause."
      }
    ]
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  "limitations": [
    "Historical comparability is provisional.",
    "Records are not unique people, HPD-only arrests or convictions.",
    "Policy dates do not establish causes."
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