Around the nation people are voting to legalize marijuana both for medical and recreational use. Texas should legalize marijuana for both uses or start with medical use. There have results showing that many health benefits of marijuana with medical use. Medical use of marijuana doesn't have major side effects that make the patient feel worse then they are trying to get better. In Colorado the legalization of marijuana has created thousands of new jobs. They have regulations for buying, selling, and possession. They have tax on both recreational and medical use, with a 10 percent additional special state tax on recreational use. This gave them a 135 million tax and fee revenue last year to put into other funds, such as education.
Although there are some kinks to still be worked out in Colorado, such as driving while high regulations. Legalization is still in its early stages with lots of work to still be put into making it fit focus but there are already plans out there to start with. Texas can model their regulations around Colorado and other states that have legalized marijuana. We can learn from each other and provide our own regulations based on other systems around the nation to make our in work putting the bill together easier. Other countries, such as our neighbors, Canada and Mexico, are looking into legalization as well. With all sorts of different methods of being put into place and being tired out, Texas should be able to find out what will work for us.
I really enjoyed reading this post about legalization of marijuana in Texas. The author did an excellent job comparing and contrasting the state of Colorado with Texas. The author was effective at conveying the benefits of legalization of a drug that is still deemed extremely illegal in Texas. It is hard to argue against the potential benefits an increase of Tax revenue will have on the state of Texas if weed was legalized and heavily taxed. This is why I am hopeful for the future. As Texas' culture changes and population grows making Hispanics the new majority in this state their is a strong argument that in the far future Texas can turn solid blue. Once Texas has gone through this color change then we will start seeing change such as legalization of marijuana and many other liberal policies. To insight change it takes more than a majority that has similar ideals it takes strong activism of this new majority to create real world change in law and in policy. This is why to really create change you must first convince the younger generation and the new majority that they have the power to vote and elect officials that will properly fight for what they believe in.
ReplyDeleteHey Renee I liked this article on the legalization of marijuana in Texas. It was a very effective argument on why Texas should do it. With the positive economic increase that come with the legalization. It would also be beneficial for medical purposes. I personally would love to see marijuana legalized in the near future. The Texas economy would grow and many people who are going through illnesses would have great benefit as well. More good would come out of this than anything else.
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