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Texas activists march in support of reforming marijuana laws

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 05/11/2015 - 08:00

 Saturday, hundreds of supporters of marijuana reform marched in support of bills in the Texas legislature that could change marijuana laws.

"They want to see change and they want to see it now," said Deputy Director of Texas National Organization for Reforming Marijuana Laws Jax Finkle.  

State lawmakers are facing 11 bills that could change marijuana laws in the Lone Star State this legislative session.
    
"We're out here to support them and let our representatives and senators know to make sure they take action on these bills," said Finkle.  

Earlier this week a bill that would fully legalize pot in Texas cleared a House committee. In a joint decision two republicans and three democrats voted to send the bill to the House floor. However, many lawmakers said the possibility of that happening before the session ends is highly unlikely.

"Two-thirds of voters are in...

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