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IWTB 2008-2021 By Roger Green on February 1, 2021 at 10:37 PM
I started blogging here in January 2008. It was never my primary blog location. That would be https://www.rogerogreen.comsince May 2010, and another location for the five years before that.
I will certainly write an epic post there this week talking about the ups and downs of being on this platform. There were a lot more ups, though the downs were quite dreadful.
Mike Huber, I must thank Mike Huber. He recruited me for this task. We go way back before the community blogs existed. He was in charge of some community webpages for nonprofits, and I was working on up to four of them late last century.
Advocates Hope Texas Will Ease Medical Marijuana Restrictions By Sami Sparber, The Texas Tribune and Aria Jones, The Texas Tribune | January 7, 2021
Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state’s strict rules, red tape and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program largely inaccessible to those it was intended to help.
But with a new legislative session gaveling in this month, some Texas lawmakers see an opportunity to fix the state’s medical cannabis program known as the Compassionate Use Program by further expanding eligibility and loosening some restrictions so Texas’ laws more closely resemble those of other states that allow the treatment.
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Texas’ medical marijuana program is one of the most restrictive in the country. Advocates hope the Legislature will change that. Wednesday, 06 January 2021
Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state’s strict rules, red tape and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program largely inaccessible to those it was intended to help.
But with a new legislative session gaveling in next month, some Texas lawmakers see an opportunity to fix the state’s medical cannabis program known as the Compassionate Use Program by further expanding eligibility and loosening some restrictions so Texas’ laws more closely resemble those of other states that allow the treatment.
Even in Wyoming, there is now a majority for marijuana legalization. (kr.usembassy.gov)
Marijuana Policy
Florida Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed. In a bid to fend off a marijuana legalization initiative in 2022, state Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-Pinellas County) has filed a bill to achieve that goal legislatively. He filed a similar bill last session. The way you convince your colleagues is to sit down with them and say, guys, we can can either deal with this at our level or the people of the state of Florida are going to deal with it via constitutional amendment, said Brandes. The bill is not yet available on the legislative web site.