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  POLL: Should Texas Legalize Marijuana?

  January 9, 2015 at 1:14 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

  Posted Monday, January 5th 2015 @ 5am  by iHeartRadio’s Nik Rajkovic Is Texas the next big test for legalizing weed? State lawmakers will debate several pro-marijuana bills in 2015. “There’s going to be a full legalization bill to regulate and tax marijuana similar to alcohol,” says Jason Miller at the Houston chapter of NORML.  “There is going to be a civil penalty bill which is going to decriminalize small possession amounts, and there’s also going to be a comprehensive medical marijuana [...]

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  Majority Of Texas Voters Want To Legalize Marijuana

  October 8, 2013 at 3:16 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  A majority of Texas voters support marijuana legalization, according to a recent survey. Public Policy Polling found that 58 percent of Texans “support making marijuana legal for adults and regulating it like alcohol.” Even more — 61 percent — were in favor of decriminalizing marijuana possession and instead punishing violations with a civil citation. Texas law currently views possession of marijuana, even on a minute scale, as a criminal offense, punishable by $2,000 in fines and up to a year of [...]

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