Texas Scorecard by Jake Peterson | July 18, 2022
“We must start with a new chapter and a new attitude about the use of cannabis—especially when it comes to its potential medicinal benefits.” — Texas Ag Commissioner Sid MillerTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling on Texas officials to adopt a new attitude about cannabis and its uses, urging Gov. Greg Abbott to make it a priority in the upcoming legislative session.
In his editorial entitled “Standing Up For Compassionate Use,” Miller notes his experience with Texas hemp growers and says, “In a free society, government should only make something illegal for a powerful reason or set of facts.”
I believe that cannabis prohibition came from a place of fear, not from medical science or the analysis of social harm. Sadly, the roots of this came from a history of racism, classism, and a large central government with an authoritarian desire to control others.More:
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