If texas decriminalized...

If Texas decriminalized weed, it would be huge for the southern states. That would put the pressure on surrounding states like OK to do the same. Missouri, Louisiana and Whicita Kansas are on the right track too. Got to hope that the supreme count tosses out the lawsuit brought by OK and Neb. I doubt anything could happen in OK or the other states by 2016, but here's to holding out hope.

I wish

yea i believe texas will be the last to legalize ,even if the federal gov legalize it ,texas would appeal it

Yup agreed. Austin is the only place that might be on board.

old shol4evr said:

yea i believe texas will be the last to legalize ,even if the federal gov legalize it ,texas would appeal it

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Believe it or not, despite the redneck/hick-ish stereotypical stigma often associated w/ TX, there are a LOT of cannabis lovers who live there. Not just in Austin either.

Bills poppin' up all over the place lately, even in the South.

The cool thing about TX, is that if they decide to do something, it gets done. The Texas 'spirit' is probably one of the least inclined toward letting the feds dictate their state policies. TX is the one always threatening to secede (well, the one everyone hears about in the south anyway... i suppose New Hampshire might be similarly inclined).

For now, i see their latest announcement as a symbolic thing. But "ideas are bulletproof," especially these days, with the internet and availability of viral marketing.

Shit can go global in a day now. Word travels as fast as you can read 'em. Faster even.

Even Louisiana's movement is finally "officially started."

Texas' problem is Texas lawmakers, not TEXANS. Texas has no way for the law to change via referendum or anything like that; polls in the state show a strong majority (as high as 75%) wanting decriminalization or medical use NOW. Texas politicians are the gatekeepers, though, and they skew much more heavily against change. A big part of that is drug cartels, sadly; Texas as a border state is flooded with cartel cash, and the cartels do NOT want the black market money to disappear on them. It's like how much of Humboldt county voted against full legalization in Cali because it would affect their medicinal profits. The cartels are only making money as long as Texas is enforcing some of the nation's harshest laws: that makes them the best and most reliable source of marijuana in the state, and provides a foothold for nationwide smuggling. Legal cannabis in Texas would be a disaster for the black market.

Still, Texas has something like 11 cannabis bills before the legislature this session, including a complete legalization bill proposed by a Republican rep. Change is coming to Texas; I would hope for a state that likes to think so highly of itself as a leader in all areas wouldn't be left in the lurch on this.

Texas def wont be last. Yea atx is a bit or alot lol hippie like. But actually most of the state is all for it. Especially major cities like san marcos,san antonio, san angelo. Shit most towns i can think of are still known for loving weed. Reggae fest coming up, i get to be in clouds of smoke with cops not caring at all..awesome

Tx might have some things strict but not really, we love our rights

Triplec said:

If Texas decriminalized weed, it would be huge for the southern states. That would put the pressure on surrounding states like OK to do the same. Missouri, Louisiana and Whicita Kansas are on the right track too. Got to hope that the supreme count tosses out the lawsuit brought by OK and Neb. I doubt anything could happen in OK or the other states by 2016, but here's to holding out hope.

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WICHITA VOTES TOMMORROW.

qwizoking said:

Texas def wont be last. Yea atx is a bit or alot lol hippie like. But actually most of the state is all for it. Especially major cities like san marcos,san antonio, san angelo. Shit most towns i can think of are still known for loving weed. Reggae fest coming up, i get to be in clouds of smoke with cops not caring at all..awesome

Tx might have some things strict but not really, we love our rights

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I wasn't trying to imply that most texans aren't on board. I know that's not the case. Was thinking more from a legal/political point.

I don't remember cops in atx messing with people for weed too much... Houston keep gotta stay real low down w it... One day maybe. I know that Greg Abbott wouldn't sign the medical marijuana bill back in March and stated that he wouldn't sign any others, so probably not any time soon. Unaware of any other bills coming up this year.

Oklahoma's one of the worst ones.

Mr.Goodtimes said:

I wasn't trying to imply that most texans aren't on board. I know that's not the case. Was thinking more from a legal/political point.

I don't remember cops in atx messing with people for weed too much... Houston keep gotta stay real low down w it... One day maybe. I know that Greg Abbott wouldn't sign the medical marijuana bill back in March and stated that he wouldn't sign any others, so probably not any time soon. Unaware of any other bills coming up this year.

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More like most texans in positions of 'official' power, don't represent 'most texans'.

Kinda like how it's exactly the same everywhere else too!

Those pretending authority, are imposing their imaginings on others, for profits.

If kooky Kansas votes in favor, prohibition is over.

Unfortunately, I think it all has to happen fast because I'm afraid the fix is in on the federal level.

We need more infrastructure, more legal states, more layers of depth to the industry, more data. The roots need to spread far, deep, and strong so it can't be pulled out

StonedAgeTimeTraveler said:

Texas' problem is Texas lawmakers, not TEXANS. Texas has no way for the law to change via referendum or anything like that; polls in the state show a strong majority (as high as 75%) wanting decriminalization or medical use NOW. Texas politicians are the gatekeepers, though, and they skew much more heavily against change. A big part of that is drug cartels, sadly; Texas as a border state is flooded with cartel cash, and the cartels do NOT want the black market money to disappear on them. It's like how much of Humboldt county voted against full legalization in Cali because it would affect their medicinal profits. The cartels are only making money as long as Texas is enforcing some of the nation's harshest laws: that makes them the best and most reliable source of marijuana in the state, and provides a foothold for nationwide smuggling. Legal cannabis in Texas would be a disaster for the black market.

Still, Texas has something like 11 cannabis bills before the legislature this session, including a complete legalization bill proposed by a Republican rep. Change is coming to Texas; I would hope for a state that likes to think so highly of itself as a leader in all areas wouldn't be left in the lurch on this.

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Texan citizens have to push hard and elect people that really represent them. Just sitting back with very little protesting will not engage the larger public. Texas has great people, somebody Engaging needs to lead the effort!

old shol4evr said:

yea i believe texas will be the last to legalize ,even if the federal gov legalize it ,texas would appeal it

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I think ultimately, it will have nothing to do with how conservative Texas politicians are, or how much the citizens of Texas want it/don't want it. I think it will have everything to do with the potential tax revenue to be generated. At some point, Texas won't be able to pass up the financial windfall legalization will create.

_MrBelvedere_ said:

Texan citizens have to push hard and elect people that really represent them. Just sitting back with very little protesting will not engage the larger public. Texas has great people, somebody Engaging needs to lead the effort!

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^This.

And then, all of us need to unite in exactly this way, at the Federal level.

I think everyone who actually cares to get this done and over with, so we can move beyond it, should gather around the white house and just STAY THERE, chanting, 24/7, until they admit they're wrong and voluntarily cease and desist the unjust genocide. And, if they refuse, we'll just overwhelm them with numbers. And if it breaks out in a huge violent thing, the rest of the world will finally see how the hijacked U.S. gov't treats its own people; not just those in foreign lands. And that will be VERY bad for them.

I mean, they "just go declaring" stuff.

Fire with fire?

We could "just declare" that cannabis is not something that can be legitimately prohibited, and that anyone continuing to do so, *is* guilty of treason.

We could literally make a "mirror gov't" and just assign whomever we want, to the available positions, and then Publicly Issue a Declaration of Replacement, directly granting Rightful Authority to those we choose, due to the previous system having become irrevocably infiltrated by non-authorized means (authorization of WTP).

That's pretty much what the founders had to do: Declare Independence from a non-responsive, oppressive regime.

The big difference is that we don't have to wait for them to cross an ocean before Paul Revere can see them coming. They're already here now. They've long since invaded and usurped our authority.

I don't think "America" is even the at-fault party in this matter. I think this is all the result if U.N. manipulation, infiltration by "enemies foreign and domestic," and corrupted politicians making treasonous deals with them (coughNixoncough), for their own personal gains, at the immeasurable expense to the millions displaced or destroyed in the process.

I mean, if you just look at what the constitution and bill of rights actually state... cannabis prohibition is not just unconstitutional, it's fucking Treason. For everyone who has participated therein.

Are any of you guys actually from Texas? If you are, you know Planet K. Well if you're a smoker. Legalization will come just be patient and smoke on.