Pro-marijuana advocates plant seeds for next session
AUSTIN - The only sure bet at legalizing marijuana appears to be a ballot initiative. It's the only way that sales and possession have won approval in other states.
But it's unlikely to happen anytime soon in Texas, where citizens don’t have the kind of access to referendums that advocates for relaxed drug laws have used in places such as Oregon and Colorado.
That leaves pro-marijuana advocates here vowing a return to the Legislature to again lobby for decriminalization - if not full legalization.
“For some reason, state lawmakers have always been behind the curve of public opinion when it comes to marijuana policy reform,” said Morgan Fox, spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project.
“So far, the only laws regulating marijuana similarly to alcohol and making it legal for adults have been passed by the voters,” he said.
Heather Fazio, the group's Texas political director,...
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