Beto O’Rourke Is the Marijuana Candidate

When Beto O’Rourke launched his campaign for governor, he made it clear that one of his first priorities would be the legalization of marijuana. Greg Abbott on the other hand, is a staunch opponent of marijuana legalization, which puts him far behind many of his fellow Republicans who have warmed up to the idea of decriminalization in recent years. 

Marijuana has been used for medicinal and recreational purposes for centuries. In fact, Thomas Jefferson, one of this country’s founding fathers even owned a hemp farm. Only recently, when the United States...