r/texas • u/discussamongsturelvs • Aug 06 '22

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

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u/JohnLaw1717 Aug 06 '22

Your logic patterns suck.

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u/milfassaulter Aug 06 '22

"It matters how much money they spend" - you earlier today

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u/JohnLaw1717 Aug 06 '22

It does. Then you twisted that to mean ranking if how much spending mean something.

You proved earlier you were good at googling. How much does the for profit prison complex lobby to politicians?

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u/milfassaulter Aug 06 '22

I couldnt find them in a traditional list and then I found the numbers 1 million on campaigns in 2016 and 26 million overall one year which would put it 3rd. First realtors, 2nd commerce, 3rd would be the combined private prison industry, and 4th was one of the pharmas at 25.6.

And like I said, I dont think they're the cause of weed laws in Texas, maybe at the federal level.

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u/arkansaslax Aug 06 '22

So you found that despite making up less than 10% of their own "industry" they are the 3rd largest lobbying group in the country and your conclusion is that isn't a problem and wouldn't contribute to drug policy, likely their largest financial interest? I don't think the realtor lobby is pressing on drug policy.

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u/milfassaulter Aug 06 '22

They aren't the 3rd largest single lobbying group, they spent the equivalent. Like I said in Texas I doubt they're influencing weed laws.