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Texans support legalizing marijuana 1
#18996309 - 10/18/13 04:13 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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 Willie Nelson is well-known for his love of the funny herb. In 2011, he reached a plea deal following a 2010 arrest for marijuana possession. In 2006, he confessed to possession of narcotic mushrooms( ) and marijuana.
He's not the only celeb who confesses to using marijuana.
A majority of Texas voters would like to see the state go the way of Washington and Colorado and legalize possession of marijuana, according to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling for the Marijuana Policy Project.
According to the poll, 58 percent of the 860 respondents said they either "strongly support (41 percent)" or "somewhat support (17 percent)" changing the law in Texas to regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol, licensing stores to sell the substance to adults age 21 and older. Of those in opposition, 14 percent "somewhat oppose" the full legalization of marijuana and 24 percent "strongly oppose" such a change.
Sixty-one percent of respondents said they would like to remove criminal penalties for those in possession of an ounce or less of marijuana and make it a civil rather than criminal offense, punishable by a fine of up to $100 with no jail time. Under the current law, a person in possession of a small amount of the drug faces up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.
"I would take this poll seriously, because it does generally track with Gallup and Pew polls nationwide," said Nathan Jones, a postdoctoral fellow in Drug Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute.
"This shows that a majority of Texans are in support of fully legalizing marijuana."
Jones attributes the poll results in part to Texans' libertarian attitudes on spending tax dollars to enforce the state's marijuana policy and the cost of incarcerating drug offenders. The state also loses money due to lost productivity, when a non-violent offender is released from prison and is unable to find a good job.
Instead of spending all that money on enforcing marijuana laws, "why not legalize it, regulate it, tax it and make money from it?" Jones said.
"We're seeing this swelling of support. Now it's just a matter of when legislators will catch up."
That may take longer in Texas than it does in states like Colorado, where voters have the ability to place an issue on the ballot through initiative and referendum. By this process, citizens can propose laws and amendments by gathering a certain number of signatures on a petition, placing initiatives on the ballot and calling for a vote of the general public.
Texans don't have that option and must wait for the state legislature to propose laws and amendments. Jones said there are Democrats and Republicans in Texas who support changing the law, but "those two wings don't come together in the legislature; they come together in a referendum." The legislature tends to act more conservatively when it comes to changing the status quo, Jones added.
http://www.chron.com/life/healthzone/article/Poll-Texans-support-legalizing-marijuana-4894888.php
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: amungus]
#18996360 - 10/18/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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if texas legalizes or decriminalizes pot i'm packing my bags and moving there. In my opinion thats one of the only things wrong with the state
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: psyconaught]
#18996504 - 10/18/13 05:17 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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psyconaught said: if texas legalizes or decriminalizes pot i'm packing my bags and moving there. In my opinion thats one of the only things wrong with the state
I wouldn't know from experience, but I'd think that Texans are slightly trigger-happy, right?
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: Synthe]
#18996517 - 10/18/13 05:20 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Synthe said:
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psyconaught said: if texas legalizes or decriminalizes pot i'm packing my bags and moving there. In my opinion thats one of the only things wrong with the state
I wouldn't know from experience, but I'd think that Texans are slightly trigger-happy, right?
in the sense that they have a strong sense of gun rights and are a right to self defense state then yes i suppose
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: psyconaught]
#18996543 - 10/18/13 05:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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psyconaught said: if texas legalizes or decriminalizes pot i'm packing my bags and moving there. In my opinion thats one of the only things wrong with the state
In texas you can go to jail for possessing a beaker.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: NotTheDevil]
#18996580 - 10/18/13 05:31 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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psyconaught said: if texas legalizes or decriminalizes pot i'm packing my bags and moving there. In my opinion thats one of the only things wrong with the state
In texas you can go to jail for possessing a beaker.
i suppose i should have been more clear. By marijuana i was just meaning the way they deal with drugs in general
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: psyconaught]
#18997307 - 10/18/13 08:21 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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860 respondents
That hardly makes this a valid survey. Texas will probably be the last state to legalize if they don't secede first.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: Blindtheeye] 1
#18997346 - 10/18/13 08:28 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Rand Paul 2016
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: Blindtheeye]
#18998077 - 10/19/13 12:06 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Blindtheeye said: 860 respondents
That hardly makes this a valid survey. Texas will probably be the last state to legalize if they don't secede first.
I agree, but it would be a great benefit to America if Texas legalizes it soon. I'd also love to see hemp farming come back big in America.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: Konyap] 1
#18998725 - 10/19/13 07:54 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: NotTheDevil]
#19001627 - 10/19/13 09:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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NotTheDevil said:
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psyconaught said: if texas legalizes or decriminalizes pot i'm packing my bags and moving there. In my opinion thats one of the only things wrong with the state
In texas you can go to jail for possessing a beaker.
No you cannot. The law does cover flasks and many other forms of glasware but not beakers curiously. Correct me with a source if I am wrong but I don't think so.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: niteman] 1
#19001641 - 10/19/13 09:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Go Texas baby! Although the sample size is small that is simply a sample. You would be very surprised how many people here smoke weed and are staunch republicans lol. If you don't live here you won't understand. We aren't just gun toting cowboys we are bad to tha muthafuckin bone
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: niteman]
#19001745 - 10/19/13 09:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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niteman said: Go Texas baby! Although the sample size is small that is simply a sample. You would be very surprised how many people here smoke weed and are staunch republicans lol. If you don't live here you won't understand. We aren't just gun toting cowboys we are bad to tha muthafuckin bone
hey we have a texan! i've always wanted to live in texas, but the crazy draconian drug laws scare me away haha i love almost everything else about the state. I was thinking austin cause i enjoy city life.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: psyconaught]
#19002009 - 10/19/13 11:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah the laws are strict and the justice system is corrupt as hell. Their stance on marijuana is strict but they normally give you a slap on the wrist for weed. A guy I went to school with got 2 years for 10 pounds with priors and he only served 4 months because of prison overcrowding
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: niteman] 1
#19002017 - 10/19/13 11:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Austin is cool. Lots of college chicks and good weed
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: niteman]
#19002038 - 10/19/13 11:07 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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so maybe i'll hold off a bit until they change the drug laws haha but i'll definitely hang out in austin for the college girls and weed!
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: psyconaught] 1
#19002181 - 10/19/13 11:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Right now in Texas if you get caught with under 2oz its a class B mistomenor, but they also suspend your liscense for a year and bar you from going to a state university for 2 years. A weapons charge is a class A misdomenor and only gets you a $600 fine.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: huffinglue]
#19002335 - 10/20/13 01:00 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Lamaar Smith held up Ron Paul's marijuana legalization thing anyway
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: Konyap]
#19002340 - 10/20/13 01:02 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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The tide definitely seems to be changing all across America, people seem to be opening their eyes.
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Re: Texans support legalizing marijuana [Re: ChinChiller]
#19003933 - 10/20/13 01:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Texas people and Texas politicians are two very different things remember that
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