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Medical pot in Texas?

Julian Aguilar at the Texas Tribune reports something I'd heard rumored: That there will be a significant push to allow medical marijuana in Texas over the next couple of sessions. Supporters:cite a poll that found a majority of Texans support legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. A University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll conducted in May showed a similar finding, with the majority of Texans favoring one or more methods of legalization: 42 percent of Texans were open to the idea of legalizing marijuana, 28 percent say possession of small amounts should be legal, and 14 percent said any amount should be legal. Twenty-seven percent said it should be legal for medical purposes only, and another 27 percent said it should be illegal under any circumstances...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 05, 2010 (boomark / email).