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Tea Party Texas State Rep: God Wants You To Have Weed

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 05/10/2015 - 12:13

Texas State Rep. David Simpson wants to remove all references to marijuana from the state’s legal code. And he quotes scripture to back him up.

There was a lot of excitement and headlines earlier this week decrying the great conservative state of Texas’ “milestone moment” in edging closer to legalizing pot statewide, a level of hype that some, such as our own correspondent here at the Daily Beast, were quick to downplay. What did happen is that House Bill 2165, which seeks to remove all mention of marijuana from the state criminal code, cleared a hurdle no one thought it could by passing a committee vote. Even more surprising is the author of the bill, a staunch Tea Party member and Christian, Republican State David Simpson, R-Longview, who feels as though he is bringing not only the conservative but also the evangelical argument for total legalization of cannabis. 

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