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August 11, 2010Texas Now Prosecuting Two Medical Marijuana Patients
August 19, 2010“Late last month the Texas Democratic Party held their statewide convention, at which the party decides what issues are important enough to be made a part of their campaign platform. In addition to resolutions calling for improving public education, promoting green jobs, and calling for development of renewable energy resources, delegates at the convention voted in favor of adopting a resolution calling on legislators in Austin to pass medical marijuana in the Lone Star State. The resolution noted that medical marijuana has the capacity to ease the symptoms associated with certain medical conditions and treatments, and correctly pointed out that revenue from taxation would help raise revenue toward state budget shortfalls.” MPP’s Dan Riffle, Legislative Analyst, Marijuana Policy Project
Read entire MPP (Marijuana Policy Project) write up, here: http://control.mpp.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=51561.0&dlv_id=41521