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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a Kingwood Tea Party event. Apparently, the “tea” in that name has nothing to do with the kind you smoke.
Don’t hold your breath for Gov. Greg Abbott to sign legislation legalizing recreational cannabis in Texas.
The two-term Republican told the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday that, despite recent polls showing that the majority of Texans support legalization, he believes it should remain illegal for recreational purposes.
In comments during a North Texas business roundtable, Abbott told the paper his view is unchanged from prior statements in which he said pot possession should be dropped to a Class C misdemeanor but still remain on the books as a crime.
“We don’t need to be stockpiling in our jails and prisons will people who are arrested for minor possession…
