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Related: About this forumHB 1937 Is The Cannabis Bill Texans Have Been Waiting For
HB 1937 by Jessica González will bring in over $1 billion in new tax revenue and reduce criminal justice spending by $311 million.
https://livingbluetx.com/2023/02/hb-1937-cannabis-bill/
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HB 1937 Is The Cannabis Bill Texans Have Been Waiting For (Original Post)
Shell_Seas
Feb 2023
OP
Applaud the choice of the number 1937 for the bill filing, or the god of coincidence
sanatanadharma
Feb 2023
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Texan here and yea Abbott won't be the one to go along. BUT there are lots of people could
flying_wahini
Feb 2023
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gay texan
(2,908 posts)1. Won't happen
Abbot is of the mindset that reefer causes jazz music and contributes to the downfall of fine white Christian women.
SoCalDavidS
(10,599 posts)2. Never Gonna Happen Because.....Texas
sanatanadharma
(4,074 posts)3. Applaud the choice of the number 1937 for the bill filing, or the god of coincidence
The (Wiki-ed) Federal Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 initiated the country-wide crack-up over a pre-crack drug, the evil weed growing in the alleys of NYC and Pottawatomie.
Shell_Seas
(3,474 posts)4. That's great trivia! Thanks.
RussBLib
(9,713 posts)5. Doesn't matter.if most Texans want rec weed
Large majorities. But Daddy Abbott knows best, children.
flying_wahini
(8,043 posts)6. Texan here and yea Abbott won't be the one to go along. BUT there are lots of people could
Pad his wallet and he may be persuaded. Lots of pop up beer&liquor businesses (stills) that I wouldnt have dreamed of a couple of decades ago. Lots of People go to Okla or New Mexico for weed now.