If you’ve done your homework, you know that all Mexicans are not crazy. Also for the record, those who are crazy were not made that way by this stuff. The headline of this blog was a statement uttered on the floor of the Texas Legislature by an elected representative in the early 1900’s. This was nearly one hundred years ago, before the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was passed by the federal government.
Here we are in 2010, and the people responsible for making the decisions regarding marijuana are just about as educated on cannabis as the delegates were a hundred years ago. Just last year, one member of our State Legislature stated on record that she had never heard the term cannabis before and asked about its meaning.
Ignorance is no excuse! It was an inexcusable act to have prohibited this substance in the first place, on the basis of racism, and it is an inexcusable act not to do something to right that wrong now. Last year HB 902 died in committee, because the people that we elected to represent us failed to do so. Perhaps next year you will feel that it is your personal obligation to show up to a public committee hearing to offer your testimony on the subject. It is.
Of the millions of cannabis consuming Texans out there, only three individuals were present to defend the side of right at the scheduled hearing for HB 902 last year. The bill would have reduced the penalty of possession of under ONE OUNCE to a Class C Misdemeanor. Not exactly full on legalization, but definitely a nice small step in the right direction. However, this bill never got the attention it deserved, it died, and 100,000 more otherwise law abiding Texans will go to jail before September 1, 2011.
The responsibility rested within the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to allow this bill to be voted on by the House. They failed us. Several members of this committee are quite aware of the facts, and have even stated that no matter how many of their constituents wanted this legislation to pass, they would not consider it. A few of the individuals who hold firm to this belief are as follows:
Debbie Riddle <———–Does not know definition of cannabis. Call her office and explain it to her. 
(512) 463-0572
Allen Fletcher <—Understands what cannabis is, but holds strong to his law enforcement background (512) 463-0661
Wayne Christian <——Call him & help him decide if he wants to continue to assist ruining lives. (512) 463-0556
Follow this link to find out who represents you. Call or write to them, and tell them your story. STOP BEING SHEEP! This government belongs to us, but it’s working against us. It’s time to throw the bums out! It’s time to flood the streets. See you on May 1st.
Hector X.
