https://www.facebook.com/lonestarleaf/videos/843912295943381/ As the country has become more informed about marijuana, the public’s opinion has shifted with an overwhelming majority of Americans now in support of legalizing cannabis. Texas actually has partially legalized, and allows for medical use of cannabidiol (CBD). Many in the state are confused about the details of legal CBD in Texas and…
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David Sloane Stands Against Texas Police Chiefs on Cannabis
ABC’s Dallas affiliate WFAA channel 8, recently quoted David Sloane after he offered his stirring support for a bill that would decriminalize marijuana across the state before the Texas House of Representatives. The author of the story Kevin Reece was reporting on the decision by the Texas Police Chiefs Association (TPCA) to release a report…
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David Sloane Testifies in Favor of HB 63
Several district attorneys in Texas have decided to not prosecute minor marijuana possession offenses in their respective jurisdictions. For instance, in Houston’s Harris County, if you are caught with four ounces or less of marijuana, you will have the drugs confiscated and you will have the option to take a drug class. That means…
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Texas Legislature Considers Marijuana Legalization
The Texas Legislature’s 86th regular session kicked off last week and there are already over a dozen proposed bills that would legalize or decriminalize marijuana to some extent. As more than half the states in the union have legalized cannabis for medical use and 10 states have some form of recreational marijuana, marijuana advocates in…
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Why Can’t Texas Vote to Legalize Marijuana?
In states like California, the state constitution allows for electors to vote on referenda to become law during general elections. So, for instance, the question of whether marijuana should be legalized was left up to California citizens under California Proposition 64 in 2016. That measure passed with 57% of the vote which is why recreational…
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Greg Abbott’s Softening Stance On Marijuana
Discussions about legalizing Marijuana begin and end with the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott. Abbott has, until recently, been staunchly opposed to any form of cannabis legalization. The governor has even expressly stated that, “Texas should not legalize marijuana, nor should Texas open the door for conventional marijuana [to] be used for medical or medicinal…
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