Electric music fills the ground of Killer’s Tacos as members of local rock band Blue Feel are illuminated by lights of blue, red and green.
Sarah McPartland, local artist and Punks and Painters member, said seeing such a supportive crowd encourages her to continue her work collaborating with other artists in the collective.
Dolly said working in support of such organizations through Punks and Painters events demonstrates how his group has grown to be able to positively influence others.
Being a part of the cannabis community, Powers said legalization is something she would love to see in Denton and is passionately working toward.
“The whole reason we’re looking at is because we have people who are sitting in jail that don’t need to be sitting in jail for small drug offenses,” Powers said.
Tristan Seikel, Decriminalize Denton Executive Director and university alum, said although April 20 was the group’s self-imposed deadline for petition signing, they will continue to collect signatures until May 3.
Once the group officially has the required signatures needed to put the ordinance on the November 2022 ballot, their next step is making sure that a majority of Denton votes in favor of it in the fall.