Backers of Easing Texas Medical Marijuana Laws Target Rural Areas

By Bob Sechler, Austin American-Statesman | June 8, 2018

  • June 8, 2018 at 5:11 pm
    Fair Playing Field says:
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    “A University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll early last year found that 24 percent of respondents who identified as Republican said that marijuana shouldn’t be legal under any circumstances, compared with 13 percent of Democrats who felt that way. But despite the difference, the 76 percent of Republicans willing to consider some level of legalization still represented a large majority of GOP respondents.”

    Talk about your “silent majority”. Anyone remember who popularized that term? He was a great – and greatly misunderstood – man.

    • June 9, 2018 at 8:34 am
      retired risk manager says:
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      Ask any member of the Texas Narcotics Officers Association TNOA what they think. Marijuana is a gateway drug. Supporters of this change cloak the arguments in false sob stories. All they want to do is get high.

      • June 11, 2018 at 11:11 am
        Agent says:
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        Correct retired. Marijuana is a gateway drug and these supporters want to see the same result as other states that approved Medicinal and Recreational weed use. By the way, this movement is centered in Austin and that should tell you everything you need to know.

        • June 13, 2018 at 1:01 pm
          helpingout says:
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          Hello Retired and Agent,
          Cannabis is not a gateway drug and it has been proven not to be. A gateway drug that has more merits would be alcohol. When one drinks too much they lose more cognitive functions than someone who smoked even THC. This is about medicinal cannabis or CBD that has no psychoactive effects on the brain. You both need to do more research instead of just putting out false and misleading statements that you really do not know much about from previous conversations (this refers to Mike).

      • June 17, 2018 at 7:13 pm
        Preventing Another Ted Kennedy 2.0 says:
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        Beer and Wine drinkers are the largest terrorist group in America.

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