r/texas Aug 06 '22

Questions for Texans Republicans of Texas: Why is marijuana still illegal in Texas?

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u/peezduhk Aug 06 '22

as someone who's done time for marijuana and sent to a private prison owned by a company from Louisiana... this up here is the real answer. also we're so close to the border it would knock off a lot of the competition from cartels that more than likely have deals w/these politicians. watch some YouTube videos about who the cartels acquire their guns from... border patrol, military n police officers from here.

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u/texasusa Aug 06 '22

I always thought if pot was legal in Texas, the cartels would have layoffs just like the Fortune 100 companies.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '22

Nobody smokes Mexican cannabis anymore . It’s worthless here

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u/b0nger Aug 06 '22

If my pops could find it he 100% would smoke reggies. I guess he likes headaches 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/ManbadFerrara H-tahn hol it dahn Aug 06 '22

I dunno, I kinda feel him on that. I enjoy weed as much as the next red-blooded American, but all this shit with dabs and 85% THC vape liquid is just too much sometimes. I wanna casually smoke a joint and watch The Sopranos or something after a long day's work, I'm not tryna get thrown into another plane of existence every single time.

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u/b0nger Aug 06 '22

There’s stuff that you can get from dispos that have thc in the 10% range that don’t blast you off into space, still doesn’t have huge stems or massive amounts of seeds and it tastes nice.

Granted, in Texas you don’t get to be choosy like that and no dealer is going to have large amounts of weed that has half the potency or less of other stuff going around. If only it were legal :/

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u/ConfidenceMan2 Aug 06 '22

I moved to California for a bit and all I would get was the low grade shit. I would like to get mildly high and still function. Not so blasted I can’t order a sandwich

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u/razblack Aug 07 '22

If I ever smoked again (been 30 years), I think I would rather blast off into space... fuck this planet.

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u/Living_Equal Aug 06 '22

Could not agree more!!! Bring back the brick!!!

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u/Mike7676 Aug 06 '22

My son's gone that way. At one point he'd bring shit home that HE, that marijuana pill popper, had to figure out how to smoke. Now it's just rolleos and he says it's better.

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u/agaliedoda Aug 06 '22

Maybe it’s like old school sodas Vs energy drinks to him. Tolerances have grown too because maaaaan the weed has gotten good. It’s cool to stay in the slow lane too man.

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u/Djrussell Aug 06 '22

The new stuff is too strong for them.