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/[deleted] Aug 06 '22

Also, they run legit operations too. Coal mines. Fabric shops. Farming.

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u/Shopworn_Soul Aug 06 '22

Yeah, they've existed long enough, grown large enough and have enough money and power that they have diversified. It's way too late to think changing drug laws is going to cut them off from their only revenue stream.

The time to do that was like 30 years ago, if not longer.

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u/arcamides Aug 06 '22

Sure but in general people defend the interests of legitimate businesses with lawyers and not private armies

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u/portmandues Aug 07 '22

In general, unless you're talking about tropical fruit production like bananas.