Fort Worth Weekly
Downtown Fort Worth was Ground Zero of a major march for marijuana reform.
By STORY AND PHOTOS BY STEVE MONACELLI -
It’s still a crime to smoke weed in the Lone Star state, but that didn’t stop hundreds of people from sparking up in the streets of downtown Fort Worth Saturday. These blazed souls chose to puff in civil disobedience as a part of a pro-pot reform rally organized by the Fort Worth-Dallas chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Bearing banners, posters, flags, and blunts, the marchers blazed a trail through the urban canyons.
Can Tennessee follow other states plans to legalize marijuana?
Legislature continues to consider medical marijuana
A medical marijuana bill could be discussed in legislature that would legalize the use of medical marijuana but only after its federal classification is changed.
and last updated 2021-04-29 17:36:10-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Proposed bill after bill go up in smoke. Yet again, Tennessee lawmakers rejected the idea of medical marijuana in the Volunteer State this week.
It s worth noting that the bill in Tennessee died in committee by a narrow 9-8 vote, so it could be amended to pass. Lawmakers have heard from thousands of constituents who say they could benefit from medical marijuana.