Sounding Off: Collin County readers tell us what they think of legalizing marijuana

Tyler Markwart, production manager of the Northwest Patient Resource Center, checks one of his marijuana dispensaries in Seattle. Texas legislators are debating a bill that would legalize marijuana on the grounds of religious freedom.

 

A bill to legalize marijuana on the grounds of religious freedom cleared a Texas House panel last week. What do you think of the religious freedom argument for legalizing marijuana?

George Pauksta, Sherman: Slippery slope here. What’s next, heroin, cocaine, meth religions? Kill black/white/Latino religions? Can anyone declare themselves a religion and get a pass? We’re dumb.

Nan Tolson, McKinney: As a Christian, I do support the argument that marijuana is from God. However, this is not one of my main points when discussing marijuana legalization. When it comes to Texas, those advocating for legalization must utilize every argument available, no matter how strange or creative they may seem to a mainstream audience. Arguments like...

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