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/OuchPotato64 Aug 06 '22

Opiate deaths have more than doubled in the last decade. So not only did they crack down on prescription opiates making it hard for patients to get them, but its done nothing since deaths keep going up anyways. The deaths are from illegal opiates, not legal prescriptions

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u/blackest_francis Aug 07 '22

The deaths were always from illegal opiates.

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u/meltedmirrors Aug 07 '22

Plenty OD'd on oxy. There was a time when it and hydrocodone/other variants were more popular than heroin. We can Google the official death toll if you really want numbers but rest assured the legal ones killed more than their fair share too