When I first became involved in lobbying efforts to create a significant medical marijuana program in Texas, I had a very interesting experience on the grounds of the Texas Capitol Building. I passed a group of people who were taking pictures of each other with the Capitol in the background. They were very thankful when I asked if I could take the entire group’s picture. I asked why they were there and they told me they were from a small Baptist church in East Texas and were there to attend a rally against abortion. They then asked me why I was there and I told them I was there to support medical marijuana in Texas. I explained the medical benefits my son had experienced with his seizures and the many other benefits that scientific research has shown cannabis offered. I was more than a little surprised when everyone of them asked me, “Who could be against that?” What a simple and yet profound way to ask the question that so many Texans want answered, especially since over 85% of Texans favor medical marijuana.
Do you know which state in the US has the most liberal medical marijuana law in the nation? California? Colorado? The answer is Oklahoma, the reddest state in the Union. Oklahomans placed the issue on the ballot and it won by a large majority. For some reason, a small minority of Texas legislators refuse to allow Texans to express their views through a ballot proposal. This past session, significant changes to the Texas cannabis laws were passed by…
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When I first became involved in lobbying efforts to create a significant medical marijuana program in Texas, I had a very interesting experience on the grounds of the Texas Capitol Building. I passed a group of people who were taking pictures of each other with the Capitol in the background. They were very thankful when I asked if I could take the entire group’s picture. I asked why they were there and they told me they were from a small Baptist church in East Texas and were there to attend a rally against abortion. They then asked me why I was there and I told them I was there to support medical marijuana in Texas. I explained the medical benefits my son had experienced with his seizures and the many other benefits that scientific research has shown cannabis offered. I was more than a little surprised when everyone of them asked me, “Who could be against that?” What a simple and yet profound way to ask the question that so many Texans want answered, especially since over 85% of Texans favor medical marijuana.
Do you know which state in the US has the most liberal medical marijuana law in the nation? California? Colorado? The answer is Oklahoma, the reddest state in the Union. Oklahomans placed the issue on the ballot and it won by a large majority. For some reason, a small minority of Texas legislators refuse to allow Texans to express their views through a ballot proposal. This past session, significant changes to the Texas cannabis laws were passed by…
