Tag Archives: Marijuana
Will Texas Turn Green? Pot Panelists Say the State Is Ready
At SXSW, advocates say Texas lawmakers could add some financial cushioning to the budget by legalizing — and taxing — marijuana.
At SXSW, advocates say Texas lawmakers could add some financial cushioning to the budget by legalizing — and taxing — marijuana....Read More
The Great Mellowing
God, Willie Nelson, and the increasingly thinkable pipe dream of marijuana reform
Thanks to God and Willie Nelson, marijuana reform is an increasingly thinkable pipe dream....Read More
How Texas Became a New Front in Marijuana Legalization Fight
With strong right-wing bonafides, state Rep. David Simpson and lawmakers like him are leading a liberty-based charge to legalize marijuana in Texas....Read More
Is 2015 the Year for Medical Marijuana in Texas?
Rep. Marisa Marquez (D-El Paso), author of HB 3785, said in a press conference this afternoon that Texas needs to take a “scientific and reasoned approach” ...Read More
Right (and Wrong) on Crime
For all the praise heaped on Texas for criminal justice reform, we’ve barely even begun the thaw.
After 14 years of enthusiastic prison-building, Perry is taking credit for a tiny softening in his rhetoric on crime just in time for a presidential run....Read More
Houston Investors Hope the Legal Marijuana Industry Will Make Them High Rollers
Houston-based investors took to the Marijuana investment Conference hoping to see high returns from the legal Marijuana industry. ...Read More
One Nation Under Willie
In his music and in his life, Willie Nelson genuinely cares about the little guy in a way that never seems contrived like so many other country music acts. ...Read More